AG Paxton’s Office Warns San Antonio Against Circumventing Texas Law on Paid Sick Leave

AG Paxton’s Office Warns San Antonio Against Circumventing Texas Law on Paid Sick Leave 

Ken Paxton

AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office today cautioned San Antonio city leaders about Texas law that preempts municipalities from enacting ordinances requiring employers to provide paid sick leave. In a letter to San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg and members of the city council, the attorney general’s office expressed concern about a petition submitted to the city clerk to place a municipal paid sick leave ordinance on the ballot. Under the city’s charter, the council […]