AG Ken Paxton: Texas Prevails Over the Obama Administration’s Unlawful Felon Hiring Rule

AG Ken Paxton: Texas Prevails Over the Obama Administration’s Unlawful Felon Hiring Rule

Ken Paxton

AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton today praised the U.S. District Court for siding with Texas in a lawsuit challenging unlawful hiring guidelines issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) that limit the ability of employers – including the state of Texas and its agencies – from categorically excluding convicted felons from certain employment positions. “The Obama Administration overreached its legal authority by imposing EEOC hiring directives that preempt state law and ignore the […]