{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-411.082","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Labor Code § 411.082","heading":"EMPLOYER RETALIATION PROHIBITED.","body":"An employer may not suspend or terminate the employment of or otherwise discriminate against an employee for using the telephone service to report in good faith an alleged violation of an occupational health or safety law.\nActs 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.","path":["LABOR CODE","TITLE 5. WORKERS' COMPENSATION","SUBTITLE A. TEXAS WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT","CHAPTER 411. WORKERS' HEALTH AND SAFETY","SUBCHAPTER F. EMPLOYEE REPORTS OF SAFETY VIOLATIONS; EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.411.htm#411.082","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:24Z","sha256":"0e7e453ea4c6addf5934a3e08f04477964b001e898990c91b19690caf847c3ee","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-411.081","next":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-411.083"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}