DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas City Council passed an ordinance Wednesday that will require private employers to provide paid sick leave for employees.
Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings, who said he supports the concept, is warning residents that the ordinance will likely be tied up in court for some time.
“I hope no one thinks because we voted on this things are going to change in August,” said Mayor Rawlings. “I just don’t want anyone telling anybody that.”
Similar policies have passed in San Antonio and Austin but have been in and out of court since they were voted on.
The Alliance for Securing and Strengthening the Economy in Texas released a statement regarding the council’s vote:
“Today’s action by the city of Dallas is proof that local employment ordinances are the biggest threat to Texas jobs and future prosperity for our state. Even as the Legislature is considering common-sense bills to streamline employment regulations, local bureaucrats are launching a power grab to force burdensome regulations on the job creators that fuel their communities,” ASSET Spokeswoman Annie Spilman said. “Without the passage of Senate Bills 2485, 2486, 2487 and 2488, cities will be emboldened to further expand this web of red tape, which will strangle job creation and rob Texas families of economic opportunity. The time is now for the Legislature to pass these bills to make employment regulations consistent across the state.”
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