Texas Health and Safety Code 592.015 – Employment
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Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 592.015
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
An employer, employment agency, or labor organization may not deny a person equal opportunities in employment because of the person’s intellectual disability, unless:
(1) the person’s intellectual disability 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.