Sec. 142.162.  PROTECTED RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYEES.  (a)  For the purpose of any disciplinary appeal, a member of the association may choose to be represented by any person of the member's choice or by the association.
(b)  An agreement may not interfere with the right of a member of the association to pursue allegations of discrimination based on race, creed, color, national origin, religion, age, sex, or disability with the civil rights division of the Texas Workforce Commission or the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or to pursue affirmative action litigation.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 187 (S.B. 1104), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2007.