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Texas Invalidates Confidentiality Clauses in Sexual Abuse Cases

Effective September 1, 2025, Texas employers must comply with Trey’s Law (S.B. No. 835), a new law that voids certain confidentiality and nondisclosure clauses related to sexual abuse. This legislation echoes a growing...more

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Texas Tackles Sexual Harassment by Placing Liability on Individual Members of Management

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Texas has taken aim at sexual harassment in the workplace. In a bold move by the Texas legislature, a new sexual harassment law (effective September 1, 2021) expands the definition of sexual harassment, heightens the...more

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Texas expands protections for sexual harassment claims

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Recently-enacted SB 45 and HB 21 significantly expanded protections for Texas employees asserting sexual harassment claims, effective September 1, 2021. Here’s what employers need to know to protect their employees and their...more

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Texas Expands Employee Protections Against Sexual Harassment

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Texas is not known for its employee-friendly laws. But on September 1, 2021, two amendments to the state labor code (H.B. 21 and S.B. 25) went into effect—providing a Texas-sized expansion of employee protections when it...more

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Texas Says #MeToo to Enhanced Protections for Sexual Harassment Victims

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Effective September 1, 2021, Texas has joined a growing list of states that have passed enhanced legal protections for victims of workplace sexual harassment. S.B. 45 amends current law relating to the prohibition against...more

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New Texas Laws Expand Sexual Harassment Liability for Employers and Individuals

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Texas has expanded sexual harassment protections for employees in the workplace beyond those offered under federal law. As of September 1, 2021, individuals and all employers (including those with only one employee) may now...more

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Texas Expands Employer Liability for Sexual Harassment Claims, Effective September 1, 2021

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In the wake of the #MeToo movement, Texas joins a growing number of states enacting legislation that enhances employee protections against sexual harassment in the workplace. Effective September 1, 2021, any Texas employer...more

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