Tex. Labor Code Section 401.022
Discrimination Prohibited


(a)

This subtitle may not be applied to discriminate because of race, sex, national origin, or religion.

(b)

This section does not prohibit consideration of an anatomical difference in application of the impairment guidelines under Chapter 408 (Workers’ Compensation Benefits) in rating an injury or a disease such as, but not limited to, breast cancer or an inguinal hernia. If an impairment rating assigns different values to the same injury for males and females, the higher value shall be applied.
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

Source: Section 401.022 — Discrimination Prohibited, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.­401.­htm#401.­022 (accessed May 25, 2024).

Accessed:
May 25, 2024

§ 401.022’s source at texas​.gov