In a compromise between the City of San Antonio and a coalition of local San Antonio employers that sued to block the implementation of the new paid sick leave ordinance, the City agreed to postpone the effective date of the ordinance from August 1, 2019 until December 1, 2019. The state district judge hearing
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City of Dallas Paid Sick Leave Ordinance Scheduled to Take Effect August 1, 2019
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The City of Dallas passed a paid sick leave ordinance requiring private employers to provide up to 64 hours of paid sick leave to employees working in the City. Barring court intervention, the law will take effect August 1, 2019. Here are the highlights of the ordinance:
- Requires employers with 15 or more employees to
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Employers in Dallas and San Antonio Prepare for Paid Sick Leave
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The Texas Legislature ended its session last week without passing a bill that preempts municipalities from passing laws requiring private employers to provide paid sick leave to employees. Consequently, employers in Dallas and San Antonio must prepare for the implementation of the local paid sick leave laws that take effect August 1, 2019.
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Dallas Court of Appeals Holds that Award of Stock Options to Employee May Not Be Sufficient to Support Covenant not to Compete
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Posted in Noncompetes and Restrictive Covenants
In a recent opinion of the Dallas Court of Appeals, the Court held that an insurance brokerage and consulting service firm’s noncompetition and nonsolicitation agreement obtained in return for an award of stock options to an employee was unenforceable under Texas law. (See opinion here).
Rex Cook was a long-term employee of Marsh USA, Inc. Prior…