Employee sexual harassment protection expanded in Texas

Aug 31, 2021
224 views
0 comments
Share
Analytical Aptitude

Texas Legislature made amendments to their sexual harassment by employers guidelines under legislative changes (SB 45), these changes are to come in effect from September 1st onwards.

According to the previous Texas Labor Code rules, sexual harassment liability was applicable to only those employers who have more than 15 employees and limited liability was applicable to business entities and not individuals. In its entirety the code allowed multiple perpetrators to go scot-free. The revised codes expanded the term "employer" to include individuals of all capacities.

The revised Texas Labor Code states that an employer is liable if:-

1. Knows or should have known that the conduct was occurring; and

2. Fails to take "immediate and appropriate corrective action"

Additional legislature SB 282 increased the time period that an employee can take to report a case of sexual harassment by the employer from 180 days to 300 days. Usually, the state laws are in line with or similar to federal laws but this is a rare instance where the state laws are more liberal than the federal laws. Most people credit the Me Too Movement that occurred in 2017 for this change.

Source: The National Law Review

224 views
0 comments

Tags In

Previous days news

Aug 30 Aug 27 Aug 26 Aug 25 Aug 24

Best tech jobs in the United States : BLS data

Sep 06, 2022
472 views
0 comments
Background Checks

For several reasons, the IT sector is appealing to job seekers. ...Read more

Salaries for Californian fast food employees might rise to $22 per hour

Sep 06, 2022
448 views
0 comments
Background Checks

Despite the opposition of restaurant owners who worried it would raise customers' bills, California Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday signed a nation-leading law providing more than 500,000 fast food employees additional authority and rights. ...Read more

Workers leave as job dissatisfaction grows

Aug 17, 2022
505 views
0 comments
Background Checks

Demands for improved pay and workplace environments are coming from workers in California to New York. ...Read more

Microsoft offers graduates from African nations job prospects in the US & Canada

Aug 17, 2022
421 views
0 comments
Background Checks

New graduates from institutions in Nigeria and other African nations have been made aware of job prospects by Microsoft. ...Read more

Casper is hiring professional sleepers

Aug 10, 2022
478 views
0 comments
Background Checks

A mattress company is searching for a role where napping while working is not only acceptable but also required. 'Casper Sleepers' are being hired by Casper, a New York-based business established in 2014. ...Read more

Employee sexual harassment protection expanded in Texas

Employee sexual harassment protection expanded in Texas

Tags In

Others news

Category

Tags

Articles