Texas Labor Code

§ 21.210 — TEMPORARY INJUNCTIVE RELIEF

LA § 21.210Title 2. PROTECTION OF LABORERS · Part A. EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION · Ch. 21. EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION · Art. E. ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW

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(a)If the commission concludes from a preliminary investigation of an unlawful employment practice alleged in a complaint that prompt judicial action is necessary to carry out the purpose of this chapter, the commission shall file a petition seeking appropriate temporary relief against the respondent pending final determination of a proceeding under this chapter.

(b)The petition shall be filed in a district court in a county in which:

(1)the alleged unlawful employment practice that is the subject of the complaint occurred; or

(2)the respondent resides.

(c)A court may not issue temporary injunctive relief unless the commission shows:

(1)a substantial likelihood of success on the merits; and

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Legislative history

Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.