Labor Laws in Danger After Texas Judge Rejects House Proxy Votes

A Texas federal judge’s decision to block a pregnancy bias law he said passed without a quorum in Congress raises the threat of further legal action attacking other labor-related laws approved through the same spending package.

Judge James Hendrix of the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas ruled Feb. 27 in the state’s favor that a proxy voting procedure initiated during Covid-19 lockdowns violated the US Constitution, rendering the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act unenforceable against Texas state employees.

The $1.7 trillion Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 that included the PWFA also incorporated the PUMP for Nursing Mothers ...