Sec. 437.204. REEMPLOYMENT OF SERVICE MEMBER CALLED TO TRAINING OR DUTY. (a) An employer may not terminate the employment of an employee who is a member of the state military forces of this state or any other state because the employee is ordered to authorized training or duty by a proper authority. The employee is entitled to return to the same employment held when ordered to training or duty and may not be subjected to loss of time, efficiency rating, vacation time, or any benefit of employment during or because of the absence. The employee, as soon as practicable after release from duty, must give written or actual notice of intent to return to employment.
(b) A violation of this section is an unlawful employment practice. A person injured by a violation of this section may file a complaint with the Texas Workforce Commission civil rights division under Subchapter I.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. 1536), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2013.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle C - State Military Forces and Veterans
Subchapter E. Texas Military Forces
Section 437.201. Certification of Military Units
Section 437.202. Leave of Absence for Public Officers and Employees
Section 437.203. Dual Office Holding
Section 437.204. Reemployment of Service Member Called to Training or Duty
Section 437.207. Military Unit as Corporate Body
Section 437.208. Organization Prohibited
Section 437.209. Foreign Troops
Section 437.210. Interference With Texas Military Forces
Section 437.211. Management of Unit Funds
Section 437.2121. Extended State Active Duty Service for Administrative Support
Section 437.213. Certain Benefits and Protections for State Service
Section 437.2131. Right to Civil Action and Private Legal Counsel
Section 437.214. Military Funerals and Honors
Section 437.215. Grave Markers for State Military Personnel
Section 437.216. Service Referral Program
Section 437.217. Exemption From Fees for Deployed Military Personnel
Section 437.218. Tax Exemption
Section 437.220. Supplemental Duty Pay for Economic Hardship
Section 437.221. Other Duty and Community Service Missions
Section 437.222. Liability of Service Member
Section 437.223. Exemption From Arrest
Section 437.2235. Public Duty Justification
Section 437.226. Assistance for Tuition and Fees
Section 437.227. Compensation for Death or Injury
Section 437.228. Issuance and Use of Uniform and Other Military Property
Section 437.230. Exemption From Levy and Sale
Section 437.232. Confidentiality of Military Personnel Information