On March 10, 2021, the Texas Fourth Court of Appeals affirmed the District Court of Bexar County’s entry of a temporary injunction preventing the City of San Antonio’s sick and safe leave ordinance from taking effect. The...more
The Dallas paid sick leave ordinance was enjoined less than two days before the City of Dallas was set to begin full enforcement. U.S. District Judge Sean Jordan enjoined the ordinance on March 30, 2020....more
The City of San Antonio’s Sick and Safe Leave ordinance has been enjoined. The ordinance was originally scheduled to go into effect on August 1, 2019, but on July 24, 2019, a Texas state court delayed implementation until...more
In response to a lawsuit filed by a number of San Antonio business groups, the San Antonio City Council approved certain revisions to the city’s paid sick leave (PSL) ordinance, including renaming it the Sick and Safe Leave...more
10/17/2019
/ Amended Legislation ,
Claims Limitations Period ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Effective Date ,
Employee Benefits ,
Fringe Benefits ,
Local Ordinance ,
Paid Sick Leave Act ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Safe Leave ,
Sick Leave ,
State Constitutions ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
On July 30, 2019, a lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas seeking to enjoin the City of Dallas’s paid sick leave ordinance, which is set to take effect on August 1, 2019. The lawsuit,...more
8/1/2019
/ First Amendment ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Freedom of Association ,
Local Ordinance ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Sick Leave Act ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Sick Leave ,
Sick Pay ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour
On July 24, 2019, a Bexar County district court judge entered an order delaying the implementation of the San Antonio paid sick leave (PSL) ordinance from its current August 1, 2019 date to December 1, 2019. The order...more
Despite broad-based support, the Texas Legislature failed to pass a law preempting the type of paid sick leave ordinances enacted in Austin, San Antonio, and most recently Dallas before the end of its regular session on May...more
6/7/2019
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Grace Period ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Local Ordinance ,
Notice Requirements ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Sick Leave Act ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Preemption ,
State Constitutions ,
State Labor Laws ,
Unconstitutional Condition ,
Wage and Hour
On April 24, 2019, the Dallas City Council passed an ordinance requiring employers to provide paid sick leave beginning as early as August 1, 2019. Dallas is the third Texas city (after Austin and San Antonio) to pass such an...more