Legal Opinion
Opinion No.
Texas Attorney General Reports
Decided June 16, 1978Published
1Opinion of the Court
Honorable A. R. Schwartz Chairman Senate Jurisprudence Committee State Capitol Austin, Texas 78711
Re: Authority of state agency to enter into conciliation agreement providing back wages to person who claims employment discrimination.
Dear Senator Schwartz:
You ask whether certain sections of the Texas Constitution prohibit a state agency from agreeing to pay back wages to persons who claim to have been subject to employment discrimination in violation of Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2000e-17. A person who believes he has been terminated or denied employment or…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Edelman v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Albemarle Paper Co. v. MoodySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Fitzpatrick v. BitzerSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Employees of Department of Public Health v. Department of Public HealthSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- State v. City of AustinTexas Supreme Court · 1960
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