DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Attorney General is joining a lawsuit challenging the Dallas paid sick leave ordinance that went into effect this month.
“The Dallas City Council’s decision to enact this ordinance in the face of other legal challenges successfully stopping similar laws is yet another example of the lawlessness and disregard for working Texans that is becoming all too common among local governments in our larger cities,” Attorney General Ken Paxton said in a statement.
The Dallas City Council enacted the ordinance to protect employees working in the city if they are sick and need time off. The ordinance states that denial of sick leave is detrimental to an employee’s health.
Attorney General Paxton says the ordinance harms the ability of Texans to find and keep jobs and is a blatant attempt to silence millions of other voters who disagree.
Similar ordinances have been struck down in court.
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