Posted By Sanford Nowlin on Thu, Mar 11, 2021 at 10:25 AM click to enlarge Sanford Nowlin A coalition of labor and progressive groups collected collected 144,000 signatures to get a paid sick leave ordinance on the 2018 citywide ballot. An appeals court has dealt another legal blow to San Antonio s long-delayed ordinance guaranteeing paid sick time for workers. In a victory for business groups, the Texas 4th Court of Appeals on Wednesday blocked the city from implementing the rule while it s contested in court. The three-judge panel agreed with a lower court s judgment that the rule is preempted by Texas existing minimum wage law.
Appeals court keeps San Antonio s paid sick leave ordinance on hold
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Mayor Nirenberg greets jesse Flores who was amongst a small group of protestors waiting to make council of issue of mandatory paid sick leave. Thursday marks the 20th business day since the Texas Organizing Project filed a petition with the city clerk calling for a public vote on mandatory paid sick leave in San Antonio. The clerk has informed the organization that her team won t be able to meet the deadline but hasn t said how much longer the process will take. The concern is that the process might take so long that the issue doesn t make the deadline for calling a November election. Several organizations will gather to apply pressure on city leaders to ensure the certification process happens quickly on Thursday, June 14,2018.Ronald Cortes, for the San Antonio Express NewsShow MoreShow Less