Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE |
Title 7. MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL RETARDATION |
Subtitle D. PERSONS WITH MENTAL RETARDATION ACT |
Chapter 592. RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH MENTAL RETARDATION |
Subchapter B. BASIC BILL OF RIGHTS |
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.