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Employment law in United States — Texas

Employer duties, worker rights, contracts, workplace standards, and labour relations. These records come from release legal-2026.07.26-907 and link directly to stored legal text.

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  • United States — Texas

    Labor Code § 411.102

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    This section defines key terms used in the subchapter, including employee, employer, place of employment, safe, and safeguard.

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    Labor Code § 61.001

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    This section defines key terms used in the chapter, including commission, day, employee, employer, employment, mail, payroll card account, and wages.

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  • United States — Texas

    Family Code § 65.063

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    An employer may not fire a permanent employee for attending a required hearing, and affected employees may have a right to return to work and recover remedies.

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  • United States — Texas

    Local Government Code § 142.153

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    A municipality keeps local control over listed employment terms when the public employer and the recognized association agree, and any agreement under this subchapter must be written.

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  • United States — Texas

    Occupations Code § 1702.234

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    An individual license holder may move the license from one employer to another, and the new employer must notify the department within 14 days after the new employment starts, using the prescribed form and paying the required fee.

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  • United States — Texas

    Government Code § 656.027

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    The commission must add a statement about the military employment preference rule to covered state employment forms.

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  • United States — Texas

    Local Government Code § 143.303

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    Fire fighters and police officers may not strike or organize work stoppages, and participating in a strike causes forfeiture of employment-related rights and benefits.

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  • United States — Texas

    Education Code § 56.0855

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    An employer may participate in the program only if it meets several eligibility conditions and is not one of the excluded education institutions.

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  • United States — Texas

    Family Code § 158.215

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    An employer covered by this section must notify the Title IV-D agency before paying a lump-sum payment of $500 or more, and must wait before paying unless the agency authorizes it earlier.

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  • United States — Texas

    Labor Code § 52.001

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    Retail employers may not make employees work seven straight days, must provide at least 24 consecutive hours off each seven-day period, and must accommodate religious practices unless doing so would be an undue hardship.

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  • United States — Texas

    Labor Code § 301.070

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    The commission must post on its website a list of private employers that gave notice about a veteran’s employment preference policy.

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  • United States — Texas

    Government Code § 659.126

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    Some former state employees and state-paid judges lose eligibility to receive benefit replacement pay after certain absences or retirement conditions.

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  • United States — Texas

    Labor Code § 308.001

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    This section says the chapter is meant to involve employers in helping public-assistance recipients build job skills and get employment.

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  • United States — Texas

    Labor Code § 21.141

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    This section defines “employer” and “sexual harassment” for this subchapter.

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  • United States — Texas

    Labor Code § 93.002

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    A temporary employment service may not refuse an application or placement just because the person lacks a high school diploma or GED, unless that credential is required for the job or by the client.

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  • United States — Texas

    Labor Code § 21.261

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    If an employer, employment agency, or labor organization does not comply with a court order under this subchapter, a party to the action or the commission may start proceedings to force compliance, if an aggrieved person makes a written request.

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  • United States — Texas

    Labor Code § 201.064

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    This section says “employment” does not include certain domestic service work in private homes, local college clubs, or local fraternity or sorority chapters, except when performed for an employer under Section 201.027.

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