Texas Labor Code - Section 21.155. Referral To Local Commission And Action On Complaints
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§ 21.155. REFERRAL TO LOCAL COMMISSION AND ACTION ON
COMPLAINTS. (a) The Commission on Human Rights shall refer a
complaint concerning discrimination in employment because of race,
color, disability, religion, sex, national origin, or age that is
filed with that commission to a local commission with the necessary
investigatory and conciliatory powers if:
(1) the complaint has been referred to the Commission
on Human Rights by the federal government; or
(2) jurisdiction over the subject matter of the
complaint has been deferred to the Commission on Human Rights by the
federal government.
(b) The local commission shall take appropriate action to
remedy the practice alleged as discriminatory in the referred
complaint.
(c) If the local commission does not act on the complaint
within 60 days or a longer time that is reasonable, the Commission
on Human Rights shall reassume responsibility for the complaint and
take appropriate action on the complaint.
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Section: 21.127 21.128 21.129 21.151 21.152 21.153 21.154 21.155 21.156 21.201 21.202 21.203 21.204 21.205 21.206
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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