Preliminary Injunction Granted In Suit Over Dallas’ Sick Leave Law

Mealey's (April 15, 2020, 11:35 AM EDT) -- SHERMAN, Texas — A federal judge in Texas on March 30 granted a preliminary injunction requested by two employers and the state of Texas in a lawsuit challenging Dallas’ Paid Sick Leave Ordinance but also dismissed claims brought under the First and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution and noted that the ruling was coming at a time of national emergency (ESI/Employee Solutions, LP, et al. v. City of Dallas, et al., No. 19-570, E.D. Texas, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 55099)....