Texas · anti-discrimination
What is the state law name for Texas · anti-discrimination?
For Texas, law category is anti-discrimination; state law name is Chapter 21 (Texas Labor Code); state threshold is 1; federal threshold is 15; coverage / scope is Sexual harassment claims; applies to any employer or individual who acts in the interest of an employer toward an employee, recorded from its source on 2026-08-14; source re-checked 2026-10-17.
1 employee | Any employer or individual who acts in the interest of an employer toward an employee | Chapter 21 (Texas Labor Code) | Sexual harassment
— efte.twc.texas.gov, retrieved 2026-08-14
- State
- Texas verified
- Law category
- anti-discrimination our reading
- State law name
- Chapter 21 (Texas Labor Code) verified
- State threshold
- 1 verified
- Federal threshold
- 15
- Key differences
- Texas lowers the threshold for sexual harassment liability to one employee, compared to Title VII's 15-employee threshold. Applies to any employer or individual who acts in the interest of an employer toward an employee.
- Coverage / scope
- Sexual harassment claims; applies to any employer or individual who acts in the interest of an employer toward an employee
- Statute citation
- § 21.141(1)
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The same source also states
Texas Unemployment Compensation Act | Unemployment compensation | 15 employees | Any | Title VII, ADA, GINA, Chapter 21 (Texas Labor Code) | Race, color, gender, religion, national origin, disability, age (state law), genetic information |
— efte.twc.texas.gov, retrieved 2026-08-14
Source
- efte.twc.texas.govhttps://efte.twc.texas.gov/thresholds_for_coverage.html