Employment

Sec. 592.015. EMPLOYMENT. An employer, employment agency, or labor organization may not deny a person equal opportunities in employment because of the person's intellectual disability, unless: (1) the person's intellectual disability significantly impairs the person's ability to perform the duties and tasks of the position for which the person has applied; or (2) the denial is based on a bona fide occupational qualification reasonably necessary to the normal operation of the particular business or enterprise. Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1412, eff. April 2, 2015.