Sec. 21.253. EXPEDITED NOTICE OF COMPLAINANT'S RIGHT TO FILE CIVIL ACTION. (a) On receipt of a written request by a complainant, the commission shall issue before the 181st day after the date the complaint was filed a notice of the right to file a civil action if:
(1) the complainant alleges an unlawful employment practice based on the complainant's status as an individual with a life-threatening illness, as confirmed in writing by a physician licensed to practice medicine in this state; or
(2) the executive director certifies that administrative processing of the complaint cannot be completed before the 181st day after the date the complaint was filed.
(b) The commission shall issue the expedited notice by certified mail not later than the fifth business day after the date the commission receives the written request.
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Protection of Laborers
Subtitle A - Employment Discrimination
Chapter 21 - Employment Discrimination
Subchapter F. Judicial Enforcement
Section 21.251. Civil Action by Commission
Section 21.252. Notice of Complainant's Right to File Civil Action
Section 21.253. Expedited Notice of Complainant's Right to File Civil Action
Section 21.254. Civil Action by Complainant
Section 21.255. Commission's Intervention in Civil Action by Complainant
Section 21.256. Statute of Limitations
Section 21.257. Assignment to Early Hearing
Section 21.258. Injunction; Equitable Relief
Section 21.2585. Compensatory and Punitive Damages
Section 21.259. Attorney's Fees; Costs
Section 21.260. Relief for Disabled Employee or Applicant