Texas Statutes
§ 21.123 — SCOPE OF DEFENSE.
Texas § 21.123
JurisdictionTexas
Code LALabor Code
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Bluebook
Tex. Labor Code Code Ann. § 21.123 (2026).
Text
Sec. 21.123. SCOPE OF DEFENSE. A demonstration that an employment practice is consistent with business necessity may not be used as a defense under this chapter against a complaint of intentional discrimination.
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Related
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 9.05(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
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
DISCRIMINATION BY EMPLOYER.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
Texas § 21.123, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tx/LA/21.123.