Texas Statutes
Subchapter C. Application; Exceptions
Section 21.119. Bona Fide Occupational Qualification

Sec. 21.119. BONA FIDE OCCUPATIONAL QUALIFICATION. If disability, religion, sex, national origin, or age is a bona fide occupational qualification reasonably necessary to the normal operation of the particular business or enterprise, performing any of the following practices on the basis of disability, religion, sex, national origin, or age of an employee, member, or other individual is not an unlawful employment practice:
(1) an employer hiring and employing an employee;
(2) an employment agency classifying or referring an individual for employment;
(3) a labor organization classifying its members or classifying or referring an individual for employment; or
(4) an employer, labor organization, or joint labor-management committee controlling an apprenticeship, on-the-job training, or other training or retraining program admitting or employing an individual in its program.
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

Structure Texas Statutes

Texas Statutes

Labor Code

Title 2 - Protection of Laborers

Subtitle A - Employment Discrimination

Chapter 21 - Employment Discrimination

Subchapter C. Application; Exceptions

Section 21.101. Age Discrimination Limited to Individuals of Certain Age

Section 21.102. Bona Fide Employee Benefit Plan; Production Measurement System

Section 21.103. Compulsory Retirement Permitted for Certain Employees

Section 21.104. Age Requirement for Peace Officers or Fire Fighters

Section 21.105. Discrimination Based on Disability

Section 21.106. Sex Discrimination

Section 21.1065. Sexual Harassment Protections for Unpaid Interns

Section 21.107. Effect on Abortion Benefits

Section 21.108. Discrimination Based on Religion

Section 21.109. Employment by Religious Organization

Section 21.110. Discrimination Based on National Origin

Section 21.111. Person Employed Out of State

Section 21.112. Employees at Different Locations

Section 21.113. Imbalance Plan Not Required

Section 21.114. Plan to End Discriminatory School Practices

Section 21.115. Business Necessity

Section 21.116. Reliance on Commission Interpretation or Opinion

Section 21.117. Employment of Family Member

Section 21.118. Statewide Hometown Plan

Section 21.119. Bona Fide Occupational Qualification

Section 21.120. Use or Possession of Controlled Substance

Section 21.121. Work Force Diversity Programs

Section 21.122. Burden of Proof in Disparate Impact Cases

Section 21.123. Scope of Defense

Section 21.124. Prohibition Against Discriminatory Use of Test Scores

Section 21.125. Clarifying Prohibition Against Impermissible Consideration of Race, Color, Sex, National Origin, Religion, Age, or Disability in Employment Practices

Section 21.126. Coverage of Previously Exempt Employees of the State or Political Subdivision of the State

Section 21.127. Expansion of Rights to Challenge Discriminatory Seniority Systems

Section 21.128. Reasonable Accommodation; Good Faith Effort

Section 21.129. Court-Ordered Remedies, Affirmative Action Agreements, and Conciliation Agreements Not Affected