{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-21.127","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Labor Code § 21.127","heading":"EXPANSION OF RIGHTS TO CHALLENGE DISCRIMINATORY SENIORITY SYSTEMS.","body":"With respect to a seniority system adopted for an intentionally discriminatory purpose in violation of this chapter, whether that discriminatory purpose is apparent on the face of the seniority provision, an unlawful employment practice occurs when:\n(1) the seniority system is adopted;\n(2) an individual becomes subject to the system; or\n(3) an individual is injured by the application of the system or a provision of the system.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 9.05(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.","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#21.127","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:24Z","sha256":"fe651a4a7d82ed9914d5b35df291c216a4832a1bbb38b7c0bbce93bde1e7e77d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-21.126","next":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-21.128"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}