Texas Labor Code
§ 21.1065 — SEXUAL HARASSMENT PROTECTIONS FOR UNPAID INTERNS
LA § 21.1065Title 2. PROTECTION OF LABORERS · Part A. EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION · Ch. 21. EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION · Art. C. APPLICATION; EXCEPTIONS
Statute text
View on source(a)In this section, "sexual harassment" means an unwelcome sexual advance, a request for a sexual favor, or any other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature if:
(1)submission to the advance, request, or conduct is made a term or condition of an individual's internship, either explicitly or implicitly;
(2)submission to or rejection of the advance, request, or conduct by an individual is used as the basis for a decision affecting the individual's internship;
(3)the advance, request, or conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual's work performance at the individual's internship; or
(4)the advance, request, or conduct has the purpose or effect of creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working environment.
(b)An employer commits an unlawful employment practice if sexual harassment of an unpaid intern occurs and the employer or the employer's agents or supervisors:
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1019 (H.B. 1151), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.