Dallas Paid Sick Leave Law Blocked Despite Pandemic (1)

The state of Texas and two Dallas-area businesses convinced a federal judge to block the city from enforcing a paid sick leave law just days before its penalty provision went into effect, despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic forcing many workers to stay home.

The city’s interest for businesses to provide paid sick leave benefits is outweighed by the state’s interest in upholding its constitution and laws, Judge Sean D. Jordan of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas said Monday. Allowing employees to accrue paid sick leave under a law that’s probably unenforceable, and at the expense ...