Sexual Harassment Training Requirements in Texas
Protected Categories
Texas Commission on Human Rights Act and Texas Fair Housing Act protect color, disability, religion, age (40+), sex (pregnancy), race, national origin, and HIV/AIDS/genetic testing/information.
State Sexual Harassment Definition
Same as Federal
Who May Be Liable
Employer
State Training & Education Requirements
Texas requires non-harassment training for state employees.
Texas requires that employment discrimination and sexual harassment training be conducted for all state agency employees within one month of starting employment.
Renewal training must be repeated every two years. See Tex. Lab. Code. § 21.010.
Enforcement
Texas Workforce Commission Civil Rights Division
Citation
Tex. Labor Code, Ch. 21 (§§21.002; 21.051);Tex. Labor Code Ch.81 (§§ 81.101, 81.102).
Sexual Harrasment
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