Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
LABOR CODE |
Title 2. PROTECTION OF LABORERS |
Subtitle A. EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION |
Chapter 21. EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION |
Subchapter C. APPLICATION; EXCEPTIONS |
Sec. 21.109. EMPLOYMENT BY RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION
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(a) A religious corporation, association, society, or educational institution or an educational organization operated, supervised, or controlled in whole or in substantial part by a religious corporation, association, or society does not commit an unlawful employment practice by limiting employment or giving a preference to members of the same religion.
(b) Subchapter B does not apply to the employment of an individual of a particular religion by a religious corporation, association, or society to perform work connected with the performance of religious activities by the corporation, association, or society.
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.