Texas Government Code 437.415 – Injunction; Equitable Relief
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(a) On finding that a respondent engaged in an unlawful employment practice under § 437.204 as alleged in a complaint, a court may:
(1) prohibit by injunction the respondent from engaging in an unlawful employment practice under § 437.204; and
(2) order additional equitable relief as may be appropriate.
(b) Additional equitable relief may include:
(1) hiring or reinstating with or without back pay;
(2) upgrading an employee with or without pay; and
(3) paying court costs.
Terms Used In Texas Government Code 437.415
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
- Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
(c) Liability under a back pay award may not accrue for a date more than two years before the date a complaint is filed with the commission. Interim earnings, workers’ compensation benefits, and unemployment compensation benefits received operate to reduce the back pay otherwise allowable.