{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-21.116","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Labor Code § 21.116","heading":"RELIANCE ON COMMISSION INTERPRETATION OR OPINION.","body":"(a) A person is not liable for an unlawful employment practice performed in good faith and in conformity with and in reliance on a written interpretation or opinion of the commission.\n(b) In a proceeding alleging an unlawful employment practice, the respondent has the burden of pleading and proving the defense provided by this section.\nActs 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.","path":["LABOR CODE","TITLE 2. PROTECTION OF LABORERS","SUBTITLE A. EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION","CHAPTER 21. EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION","SUBCHAPTER C. APPLICATION; EXCEPTIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.21.htm#21.116","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:24Z","sha256":"bab9e0c0a5379ce1f420d9042117b8a0d1ff4b9a496e0d71262ca5f5d916a80f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-21.115","next":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-21.117"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}