San Antonio’s Paid Sick Leave Law Violates Texas Constitution

March 10, 2021, 10:30 PM UTC

A paid sick and safe leave ordinance approved by the San Antonio city council in 2019 is unconstitutional and was properly blocked, for now, from taking effect because it establishes a minimum wage in conflict with state law, a Texas appeals court ruled Wednesday.

A different branch of the court ruled in 2018 that a similar ordinance adopted in Austin was likewise unconstitutional, the Texas Court of Appeals, Fourth District said.

A state trial court properly granted a temporary injunction against San Antonio’s Sick & Safe Leave Ordinance because the Texas Minimum Wage Act preempts all conflicting local laws, Justice ...

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