{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-22.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Labor Code § 22.004","heading":"EXEMPTION; EMERGENCY SERVICES PERSONNEL.","body":"(a) Section 22.002 does not apply to individuals employed as emergency services personnel if the employer provides adequate emergency shelter for those individuals.\n(b) This chapter does not apply to a person who is necessary to provide for the safety and well-being of the general public, including a person necessary for the restoration of vital services.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 9.09(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.","path":["LABOR CODE","TITLE 2. PROTECTION OF LABORERS","SUBTITLE A. EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION","CHAPTER 22. EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION FOR PARTICIPATING IN EMERGENCY EVACUATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.22.htm#22.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:24Z","sha256":"5ceb71f263d2c4dd0702e179610d071bc8f2c2e7ca251a890e0d25da6e7b972e","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-22.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-23.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}