Texas Labor Code 101.203 – Civil Liability
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(a) A person who violates any provision of this subchapter is liable to a person damaged by the violation for the damages resulting from the violation.
(b) A person damaged by a violation of this subchapter may maintain an action to redress the damage and may obtain injunctive relief.
Terms Used In Texas Labor Code 101.203
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) An association or labor union that represents or purports to represent a person who violates any provision of this subchapter is jointly and severally liable with the person for the damages resulting from the violation.
(d) In this section, “labor union” means any incorporated or unincorporated association, group, union, national or local, branch, or subordinate organization of a union of working persons organized and existing in part to protect those persons and to improve their working conditions, wages, or employment relationships and includes the local, state, national, and international affiliates of those organizations.