GOP bill in the Legislature could allow cities to be sued over progressive employment laws.
Ann Baddour, Director of the Fair Financial Services Project at Texas Appleseed, speaks to the Texas Senate State Affairs Committee March 15
But Republicans haven’t always prevailed over cities. For years, they have repeatedly failed at undoing two Austin ordinances despised by business interests – one that mandates rest breaks for construction workers and another that delays when employers can conduct criminal background checks on prospective hires.
• the rest break ordinance, which mandates construction workers be provided a ten minute break every four hours;
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