- (a) A covered employer, employer's representative, labor agent, or crewleader may not take any retaliatory actions against any agricultural laborer because the laborer has made an inquiry, filed a complaint, assisted the department's inspectors, instituted any proceeding under or related to the Act or this chapter, testified or is about to testify in such a proceeding, or exercised any rights afforded under the Act or this chapter on behalf of himself or herself or on behalf of others. Under this section retaliatory actions include discharge, causing to be discharged, discipline, or adversely affecting the agricultural laborer's pay, position, seniority, or other benefits.
- (b) An employer may not ask or require an agricultural laborer, as a condition of his or her employment, to waive any of his rights under the Act and these regulations.
Source Note:The provisions of this §8.10 adopted to be effective February 14, 1989, 14 TexReg 617.