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KaiserB wrote:An employer has the right to prevent employees (with a CHL) from carrying handguns into the workplace by a statement to that effect in the company policy manual and/or posting signs at all entrances, the signs for the employees do not have to meet the requirements of Section 30.06

Unless the wording in the handbook is the 30.06 language, you may still legally carry at work but may get fired if found out.

PC §30.06. TRESPASS BY HOLDER OF LICENSE TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUN. (a) A license holder commits an offense if the license holder:
(1) carries a handgun under the authority of Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, on property of another without effective consent;
and (2) received notice that:
(A) entry on t he property by a l icense holder with a concealed
handgun was forbidden; or
(B) remaining on t he property with a concealed handgun was
forbidden and failed to depart.
(b) For purposes of this section, a person receives notice if the owner
of the property or someone with apparent authority to act for the owner provides notice to the person by oral or written communication.
(c) In this section:
(1) “Entry” has the meaning assigned by Section 30.05(b).
(2) “License holder” has the meaning assigned by Section 46.035(f).
(3) “Written communication” means:
(A) a card or other document on which is written language identical to the following: “Pursuant to Section 30.06, Penal Code (trespass by holder of license to carry a concealed handgun), a person licensed under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code (concealed handgun law), may not enter this property with a c oncealed handgun”; or
(B) a sign posted on the property that:
(i) includes the language described by Paragraph (A) in both
English and Spanish;
(ii) appears in contrasting colors with block letters at least one
inch in height; and
public. (iii) is displayed in a conspicuous manner clearly visible to the
(d) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
(e) It is an exception to the application of this section that the property on which the license holder carries a handgun is owned or leased by a governmental entity and i s not a pr emises or other place on w hich the license holder is prohibited from carrying the handgun under Section 46.03 or 46.035.

koconcept wrote:From what we were told in class yesterday all a employer has to do is put no weapons in the handbook or any other notification and it does not have to be compliant with 30-06. It falls under employer rights, you can carry and if you get caught can be fired but texas law also prevents them from prosecuting you. She even cited a instance where this very thing happened at baylor hospital, a employee there signed the handbook being given notice that licensed or un licensed carry where prohibited. The employee was caught carrying, and then fired. Baylor tried to prosecute the employee but was prevented from doing so under Texas law.

tbrown wrote:They can fire you without putting it in the policy manual too.

RottenApple wrote:

tbrown wrote:They can fire you without putting it in the policy manual too.

This is Texas. They can fire you for having blue eyes or brown hair. That being said, if they have no official policy at all, and they fire you for having a firearm (actually stating that this is the reason), then TWC is going to have some fun. At the very least, the company won't be able to escape paying unemployment.

tbrown wrote:They probably have to pay UI premiums anyway. As long as they don't lay off too many people, no big deal.

RottenApple wrote:

tbrown wrote:They probably have to pay UI premiums anyway. As long as they don't lay off too many people, no big deal.

You are correct, they do have to pay the UI premiums. But when someone files for unemployment in Texas, TWC notifies the former employer and gives them a chance to challenge the request. The company can either provide a reason why they don't feel they should have to pay the unemployment or they can choose to not challenge (in which case the filer gets paid by default). If the company challenges and is successful, then the filer doesn't get paid, and the money that the employer paid in premiums is "credited" towards the company.

tamc9395 wrote:Most employers will allow an employee to collect unemployment. We already pay for it, so unless you are an idiot, no one will object to your claim.