Texas Statutes
§ 21.106 — SEX DISCRIMINATION.
Texas § 21.106
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Tex. Labor Code Code Ann. § 21.106 (2026).
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Sec. 21.106. SEX DISCRIMINATION.
(a)A provision in this chapter referring to discrimination because of sex or on the basis of sex includes discrimination because of or on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition.
(b)A woman affected by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition shall be treated for all purposes related to employment, including receipt of a benefit under a fringe benefit program, in the same manner as another individual not affected but similar in the individual's ability or inability to work.
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Legislative History
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Nearby Sections
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§ 21.001
PURPOSES.§ 21.0015
TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION.§ 21.002
DEFINITIONS.§ 21.0021
CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN DEFINITIONS.§ 21.0022
FRANCHISORS EXCLUDED.§ 21.0035
CIVILIAN WORKFORCE COMPOSITION.§ 21.005
CONSTRUCTION WITH OTHER LAWS.§ 21.008
LIMITED SEVERABILITY.§ 21.009
JOINDER OF COMMISSION.§ 21.051
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