Sec. 122.003. DEFENSE  


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  • (a) It is a defense to an action brought under this chapter that the employer's circumstances changed while the employee served as a juror so that reemployment was impossible or unreasonable.

    (b) To establish a defense under this section, an employer must prove that the termination of employment was because of circumstances other than the employee's service as a juror.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 442, Sec. 6, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.