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Tex. Labor Code § 22.001 Definitions
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Sec. 22.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Disaster" means the occurrence or imminent threat of widespread or severe damage, injury, or loss of life or property that results from a natural or man-made cause, including fire, flood, earthquake, wind, storm, wave action, oil sp…
Tex. Labor Code § 22.002 Discrimination Prohibited
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Sec. 22.002. DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED. An employer may not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against an employee who leaves the employee's place of employment to participate in a general public evacuation ordered under an emergency evacuation order. Added by Acts 199…
Tex. Labor Code § 22.003 Liability; Reinstatement
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Sec. 22.003. LIABILITY; REINSTATEMENT. (a) An employer who violates Section 22.002 is liable for any loss of wages and employer-provided benefits incurred by the employee as a result of the violation. (b) A person discharged in violation of Section 22.002 is entitled to reinstate…
Tex. Labor Code § 22.004 Exemption; Emergency Services Personnel
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Sec. 22.004. EXEMPTION; EMERGENCY SERVICES PERSONNEL. (a) Section 22.002 does not apply to individuals employed as emergency services personnel if the employer provides adequate emergency shelter for those individuals. (b) This chapter does not apply to a person who is necessary …