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Texas Labor Code Section 62.0515 preempts any city or county from setting a minimum wage above the federal $7.25 per hour floor. Dallas County cannot enact a higher local wage.
Tex. Labor Code Sec. 62.0515 — State Minimum Wage Supersedes Local Ordinances
Sec. 62.0515. APPLICATION OF MINIMUM WAGE TO CERTAIN GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES; CERTAIN AGREEMENTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, the minimum wage provided by this chapter supersedes a wage established in an ordinance, order, or charter provision governing wages in private employment, other than wages under a public contract ... (d) For purposes of thi...
Texas HB 2127, the Texas Regulatory Consistency Act effective September 2023, broadly preempts local labor regulation including paid sick leave. Dallas County cannot mandate paid leave for private employers.
Texas HB 2127 (88R), Texas Regulatory Consistency Act, Effective 9/1/2023
History for 88(R) HB 2127 by Burrows. Last Action: 06/14/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23. Caption Version: Enrolled. Caption Text: Relating to state preemption of and the effect of certain state or federal law on certain municipal and county regulation. Author: Burrows | Meyer | Goldman | King, Ken | Raymond. Sponsor: Creighton. Subjects: City Government--General (I0060); Civil Remedies & Liabilitie...
Texas HB 2127 (2023) preempts local predictable scheduling laws. Dallas County has no scheduling ordinance and is barred from adopting one. Federal FLSA overtime is the only floor.
Texas HB 2127 (88R), Texas Regulatory Consistency Act, Effective 9/1/2023
History for 88(R) HB 2127 by Burrows. Last Action: 06/14/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23. Caption Version: Enrolled. Caption Text: Relating to state preemption of and the effect of certain state or federal law on certain municipal and county regulation. Author: Burrows | Meyer | Goldman | King, Ken | Raymond. Sponsor: Creighton. Subjects: City Government--General (I0060); Civil Remedies & Liabilitie...
1 cities in Dallas County have their own employment preemption rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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