With billions of dollars in new prison construction looming, Texas lawmakers invested in criminal justice reform policies designed to reduce incarceration, while keeping our streets safer and saving millions in correction costs.
Whose Benefits Are They? Local Employment Ordinances and Preemption
Local government ordinances regarding employment benefits and workplaces are duplicative, unnecessary, and harmful to businesses and workers. Key points: Employers and employees should be free to negotiate employment benefits, including paid sick leave, without unnecessary government interference. Local ordinances on employment benefits and workplaces are unnecessary, duplicative, or in conflict with state and federal laws....