Texas
This guide highlights key aspects of Texas disability law. It covers disability discrimination and accommodations, genetic testing discrimination, employee wellness programs and service animals in places of public accommodation.
As mandated by the Texas Workforce Commission, every employer covered by the Texas Unemployment Compensation Act must post the Texas Unemployment and Payday Law Poster.
Texas employers seeking to prohibit smoking in enclosed workplace areas or restrict smoking to certain designated areas should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
As required by the Texas Workforce Commission, Civil Rights Division, all Texas employers are encouraged to post the Texas Equal Employment Opportunity - The Law in Texas Poster.
Texas employers seeking to educate employees about the availability of, and notice requirements for, court or administrative proceedings leave and to show their compliance with Texas law should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
Texas employers seeking to educate employees about the job protections available to those who evacuate under an emergency evacuation order, to encourage public safety and to show their compliance with Texas law should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.