By Steve Shardonofsky, Linda C. Schoonmaker, Vanessa Rogers, and Joshua D. Seidman
Seyfarth Synopsis: Last April, the Dallas City Council passed an ordinance requiring employers to provide employees who work within the City of Dallas with 48 or 64 hours of paid sick leave per year, depending on size. Despite pending lawsuits challenging the legality of the
Continue Reading If Pain, Yes Gain — Part 81: Dallas Employers Get Ready–Full Paid Sick Leave Enforcement Begins April 1!!
By John P. Phillips, Joshua D. Seidman, and Tracy M. Billows
Seyfarth Synopsis: On Wednesday, July 24, 2019, approximately one week before San Antonio’s paid sick leave ordinance was scheduled to go into effect for most employers, a Texas state court stayed implementation of the city’s paid sick leave ordinance until at least December 1, 2019. In
Continue Reading The Saga Continues: San Antonio Delays Paid Sick Leave Ordinance Until December 1; Dallas Ordinance Remains Scheduled To Begin August 1—At Least For Now
By Linda Schoonmaker and John P. Phillips
Seyfarth Synopsis: Employers in Austin, Dallas, and San Antonio expected the Texas Legislature to overturn their cities’ recent foray into city-specific paid sick leave laws. However, the Texas Legislature recently wrapped-up its legislative session without passing a law curtailing city-specific paid sick leave laws—and the Legislature will not meet again until 2021.
Continue Reading Paid Sick Leave in Texas Survives the Texas Legislature
By Jim Gehring
Seyfarth Synopsis: The IRS has announced a program that allows employees to donate the value of their vacation, sick time, or other paid time off (“PTO”) for the relief of victims of Hurricane or Tropical Storm Harvey.
Under IRS Notice 2017-48, issued on September 5, employers may contribute the value of the PTO contributed by their employees
Continue Reading IRS Allows Employees to Donate the Value of PTO for Hurricane Harvey Victims
By Steve Shardonofsky and Brian A. Wadsworth
Seyfarth Synopsis: In a decision that is sure to increase the costs and complexity of litigation, the Texas Supreme Court recently held that a former employee’s common law assault claim was not preempted by the state’s anti-discrimination statute. The Court reasoned that if the gravamen of an employee’s claim is that the employer
Continue Reading Texas High Court Allows Employee to Pursue Assault Claim Against Employer for Tortious Acts of “Vice Principal”