Legal Opinion
Prairie View A&M University v. Diljit K. Chatha
Texas Supreme Court
Decided August 31, 2012No. 10-0353PublishedCited by 324 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Guzman
in which Justice HECHT, Justice WAINWRIGHT, Justice MEDINA, Justice GREEN, Justice JOHNSON, and Justice WILLETT joined.
The Texas Commission on Human Rights Act (TCHRA)1 is a comprehensive *503fair employment practices act and remedial scheme, modeled after Title VII of the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII),2 that provides the framework for employment discrimination claims in Texas. At issue here is section 21.202 of the TCHRA, which obligates a claimant to file a complaint with the Texas Workforce Commission civil rights division (TWC) or the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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- Delaware State College v. RicksSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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- United Air Lines, Inc. v. EvansSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by324 opinions
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