Title LA, Labor Code

Sec. 52.021. MINIMUM LENGTH OF HOE HANDLES. (a) An employer of agricultural laborers may not require an employee to use a hoe that has a handle shorter than four feet while performing agricultural labor in a commercial farming operation. (b) This section does not apply to an empl…

Sec. 52.022. OFFENSE; PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense if the person violates Section 52.021. (b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor. Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. SUBCHAPTER D. RESTRICTIONS ON BLACKLISTING

Sec. 52.031. BLACKLISTING OFFENSE; PENALTY. (a) In this section, "blacklist" means to place on a book or list or publish the name of an employee of an individual, firm, company, or corporation who was discharged or who voluntarily left that employment, intending to prevent the em…

Sec. 52.041. COERCION OF EMPLOYEE TRADE; PENALTY. (a) A person, firm, or corporation commits an offense if the person, firm, or corporation requires or attempts to require by coercion an employee to: (1) deal with a person, association, corporation, or company; or (2) purchase an…

Sec. 52.051. PENALIZING EMPLOYEE FOR COMPLIANCE WITH SUBPOENA. (a) An employer may not discharge, discipline, or penalize in any manner an employee because the employee complies with a valid subpoena to appear in a civil, criminal, legislative, or administrative proceeding. (b) I…

Sec. 52.061. RESTRICTION ON PROHIBITING EMPLOYEE ACCESS TO OR STORAGE OF FIREARM OR AMMUNITION. A public or private employer may not prohibit an employee who holds a license to carry a handgun under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, who otherwise lawfully possesses a fi…

Sec. 52.062. EXCEPTIONS. (a) Section 52.061 does not: (1) authorize a person who holds a license to carry a handgun under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, who otherwise lawfully possesses a firearm, or who lawfully possesses ammunition to possess a firearm or ammunitio…

Sec. 52.063. IMMUNITY FROM CIVIL LIABILITY. (a) Except in cases of gross negligence, a public or private employer, or the employer's principal, officer, director, employee, or agent, is not liable in a civil action for personal injury, death, property damage, or any other damages…

Sec. 52.064. CONSTRUCTION OF PROVISION RELATING TO IMMUNITY FROM CIVIL LIABILITY. Section 52.063 does not limit or alter the personal liability of: (1) an individual who causes harm or injury by using a firearm or ammunition; (2) an individual who aids, assists, or encourages ano…