Sec. 180.004. WORKING CONDITIONS FOR PREGNANT EMPLOYEES. (a) In this section, "office" means a municipal or county office, department, division, program, commission, bureau, board, committee, or similar entity.
(b) A municipality or a county shall make a reasonable effort to accommodate an employee of the municipality or county who is determined by a physician to be partially physically restricted by a pregnancy.
(c) If the physician of a municipal or county employee certifies that the employee is unable to perform the duties of the employee's permanent work assignment as a result of the employee's pregnancy and if a temporary work assignment that the employee may perform is available in the same office, the office supervisor who is responsible for personnel decisions shall assign the employee to the temporary work assignment.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 533, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees
Section 180.001. Coercion of Police Officer or Fire Fighter in Connection With Political Campaign
Section 180.003. Maximum Duty Hours of Peace Officers
Section 180.004. Working Conditions for Pregnant Employees
Section 180.005. Appointments to Local Governing Bodies
Section 180.006. Sovereign or Governmental Immunity Waived for Certain Claims
Section 180.007. Payments in Excess of Contractual Amount
Section 180.008. Prohibition on Use of Public Money to Settle or Pay Sexual Harassment Claims