Paid Sick Leave /tags/paid-sick-leave Paid Sick Leave en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Fri, 22 Nov 2019 16:09:48 GMT Judge Blocks San Antonio’s Paid Sick Leave Ordinance /2019-11-22/judge-blocks-san-antonios-paid-sick-leave-ordinance A Bexar County judge has temporarily blocked the start of San Antonio’s Sick and Safe Leave ordinance which was set to begin on Dec. 1. Fri, 22 Nov 2019 16:09:48 GMT /2019-11-22/judge-blocks-san-antonios-paid-sick-leave-ordinance Joey Palacios Texas Lawmakers Tried To Take The Reins From Cities This Session. The Results Were Mixed. /austin/2019-05-30/texas-lawmakers-tried-to-take-the-reins-from-cities-this-session-the-results-were-mixed For the last handful of legislative sessions, the Texas Legislature has had it in for Austin and other cities.GOP lawmakers who regularly thumb their� Thu, 30 May 2019 21:48:02 GMT /austin/2019-05-30/texas-lawmakers-tried-to-take-the-reins-from-cities-this-session-the-results-were-mixed Andrew Weber Despite Greg Abbott's Backing, A Bill To Quash Local Sick Leave Ordinances Won't Become Law /texas/2019-05-21/despite-greg-abbotts-backing-a-bill-to-quash-local-sick-leave-ordinances-wont-become-law From Texas Standard:Momentum for one of Gov. Greg Abbott's priority issues this legislative session appears to have dwindled. Ordinances passed in Dallas,� Tue, 21 May 2019 17:40:01 GMT /texas/2019-05-21/despite-greg-abbotts-backing-a-bill-to-quash-local-sick-leave-ordinances-wont-become-law Kristen Cabrera Texas Senate Approves Two Bills To Override Paid Sick Leave, Local Control Over Employment Practices /politics/2019-04-11/texas-senate-approves-two-bills-to-override-paid-sick-leave-local-control-over-employment-practices After facing unexpected friction in Texas� Republican-dominated Legislature, a pair of bills to override local rules mandating paid sick leave and� Fri, 12 Apr 2019 01:00:05 GMT /politics/2019-04-11/texas-senate-approves-two-bills-to-override-paid-sick-leave-local-control-over-employment-practices Emma Platoff | Texas Tribune Fight Over Paid Sick Leave Turning Into Fight Over LGBTQ Non-Discrimination Ordinances /politics/2019-03-12/fight-over-paid-sick-leave-turning-into-fight-over-lgbtq-non-discrimination-ordinances What started as seemingly simple state legislation hailed as good for Texas businesses is drawing skepticism from legal experts and outrage from advocates� Tue, 12 Mar 2019 16:01:23 GMT /politics/2019-03-12/fight-over-paid-sick-leave-turning-into-fight-over-lgbtq-non-discrimination-ordinances Alex Samuels/Texas Tribune While It's Held Up In Court, Austin's Paid Sick Leave Law Comes Closer To Being Undone By The State /austin/2019-02-28/while-its-held-up-in-court-austins-paid-sick-leave-law-comes-closer-to-being-undone-by-the-state Texas lawmakers on Thursday advanced a bill that would prevent a city from requiring private employers to give their workers certain benefits, such as� Thu, 28 Feb 2019 23:44:19 GMT /austin/2019-02-28/while-its-held-up-in-court-austins-paid-sick-leave-law-comes-closer-to-being-undone-by-the-state Audrey McGlinchy The City-State Fight Continues In The 2019 Legislative Session. Here Are Bills To Look Out For. /politics/2018-12-20/the-city-state-fight-continues-in-the-2019-legislative-session-here-are-bills-to-look-out-for When the Texas Legislature reconvenes Jan. 8, lawmakers will already have on their desks bills aimed at undoing City of Austin rules.The city-state� Thu, 20 Dec 2018 22:19:01 GMT /politics/2018-12-20/the-city-state-fight-continues-in-the-2019-legislative-session-here-are-bills-to-look-out-for Audrey McGlinchy Austin's Paid Sick Leave Ordinance Violates State Constitution, Appeals Court Rules /austin/2018-11-16/austins-paid-sick-leave-ordinance-violates-state-constitution-appeals-court-rules Austin’s paid sick leave ordinance is likely not going into effect any time soon � and may never.A Texas court of appeals ruled Friday that the ordinance,� Fri, 16 Nov 2018 17:13:40 GMT /austin/2018-11-16/austins-paid-sick-leave-ordinance-violates-state-constitution-appeals-court-rules Audrey McGlinchy Austin Urges An Appeals Court To Allow Its Paid Sick Leave Ordinance To Take Effect /austin/2018-10-17/austin-urges-an-appeals-court-to-allow-its-paid-sick-leave-ordinance-to-take-effect Saying that the city of Austin's paid sick leave ordinance would "undermine state sovereignty and upend constitutional structure," an attorney for the� Thu, 18 Oct 2018 00:33:10 GMT /austin/2018-10-17/austin-urges-an-appeals-court-to-allow-its-paid-sick-leave-ordinance-to-take-effect Kathryn Lundsrom Austin Responds To State Court's Hold On Paid Sick Leave Ordinance /austin/2018-09-06/austin-responds-to-state-courts-hold-on-paid-sick-leave-ordinance Correction: The city filed a brief in response to an injunction temporarily halting its sick pay ordinance. It has not yet appealed.___The City of Austin� Thu, 06 Sep 2018 19:23:18 GMT /austin/2018-09-06/austin-responds-to-state-courts-hold-on-paid-sick-leave-ordinance Audrey McGlinchy