Sec. 592.015. EMPLOYMENT  


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  • An employer, employment agency, or labor organization may not deny a person equal opportunities in employment because of the person's mental retardation, unless:

    (1) the person's mental retardation significantly impairs the person's ability to perform the duties and tasks of the position for which the person has applied; or

    (2) the denial is based on a bona fide occupational qualification reasonably necessary to the normal operation of the particular business or enterprise.

Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.