Texas Family Code

§ 65.063 — RIGHT TO REEMPLOYMENT

FA § 65.063Title 3A. TRUANCY COURT PROCEEDINGS · Ch. 65. TRUANCY COURT PROCEEDINGS · Art. B. INITIAL PROCEDURES

Statute text

(a)An employer may not terminate the employment of a permanent employee because the employee is required under Section 65.062(b) to attend a hearing.

(b)Notwithstanding any other law, an employee whose employment is terminated in violation of this section is entitled to return to the same employment that the employee held when notified of the hearing if the employee, as soon as practical after the hearing, gives the employer actual notice that the employee intends to return.

(c)A person who is injured because of a violation of this section is entitled to:

(1)reinstatement to the person's former position;

(2)damages not to exceed an amount equal to six times the amount of monthly compensation received by the person on the date of the hearing; and

(3)reasonable attorney's fees in an amount approved by the court.

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 935 (H.B. 2398), Sec. 27, eff. September 1, 2015.