Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 21.0595 - Discriminatory Leave Policy Affecting Employee's Entitlement to Personal Leave to Care for Sick Foster Child An employer commits an unlawful employment practice if:
(1) the employer administers a leave policy under which an employee is entitled to personal leave to care for or otherwise assist the employee's sick child; and(2) the leave policy described by Subdivision (1) does not treat in the same manner as an employee's biological or adopted minor child any foster child of the employee who: (A) resides in the same household as the employee; and(B) is under the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.Added by Acts 2017, Texas Acts of the 85th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 113,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2017.