July 01, 2021
From class actions to independent contractor classification to arbitration carveouts and local sick leave ordinances in Texas, the first half of 2021 was a busy period for wage and hour litigation. Here, Law360 reviews five of the top rulings.
April 01, 2021
A Dallas ordinance requiring employers to provide paid sick leave is preempted by the Lone Star State's minimum wage law, a Texas federal judge ruled Wednesday, permanently enjoining the ordinance after determining that the employment benefit violates the state's prohibition on local wage laws.
March 26, 2021
A Texas federal judge narrowed but refused to dismiss a challenge to a Dallas ordinance requiring paid sick leave, rejecting a claim that the measure was unconstitutional but allowing the Lone Star state's allegation that the ordinance encroaches on state law to proceed.
March 31, 2020
A Texas federal judge has blocked the city of Dallas from enforcing a paid sick leave ordinance while the Lone Star State and two employers challenge the law in court, finding they are likely to succeed on their claim that the ordinance is trumped by the Texas Minimum Wage Act.
July 30, 2019
A staffing company and a law firm sued the city of Dallas in federal court on Tuesday over a recently passed ordinance requiring private employers to provide paid sick leave, following several suits challenging similar rules in other major Texas cities.