Texas Supreme Court
Prairie View a & M University, Petitioner v. Diljit K. Chatha, Respondent
August 31, 201255 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 1267
Summary
The Texas Supreme Court held that the federal Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act does not apply to claims under the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act (TCHRA), that the TCHRA's 180‑day filing period begins when the employee is informed of the discriminatory pay decision, and that compliance with the filing deadline is a statutory prerequisite to suit under Government Code §311.034, rendering the plaintiff's suit jurisdictionally barred; the Court reversed the appellate judgment and dismissed the case. Justice Jefferson dissented, arguing the filing deadline is not a jurisdictional prerequisite.