WASHINGTON v. ASSOCIATED BUILDERS

No. 04-20-00004-CV.

621 S.W.3d 305 (2021)

Marilyn WASHINGTON; Texas Organizing Project Education Fund; City of San Antonio, Texas; Ron Nirenberg, Mayor of the City of San Antonio; Erik Walsh, City Manager of the City of San Antonio; and Jennifer Herriot, Interim Director of the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District, Appellants v. ASSOCIATED BUILDERS & CONTRACTORS OF SOUTH TEXAS INC.; American Staffing Association; BBM-Online, LLC d/b/a BBM Staffing; The Burnett Companies Consolidated, Inc. d/b/a Burnett Specialists; Cardinal Senior Care, LLC d/b/a Cardinal Med Staffing; Choice Staffing, LLC; Employers Solutions, Inc.; Hawkins Associates, Inc. d/b/a Hawkins Personnel Group; LeadingEdge Personnel, Ltd.; Staff Force, Inc. d/b/a Staff-Force Personnel Services; San Antonio Manufacturers Association; San Antonio Restaurant Association; Texas Retailers Association; Association of Convenience Store Retailers; South Texas Merchants Associations; and the State of Texas, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.

Delivered and Filed: March 10, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

APPELLANT ATTORNEY: Nicholas Dominguez , Andrew Segovia , Office of the City Attorney, Litigation Div., 100 W. Houston St., San Antonio, TX 78205, Mimi Marziani , Ryan Cox , Emma Hilbert , Texas Civil Rights Project, 1405 Montopolis Drive, Austin, TX 78741, Holt Lackey , Ellwanger Law LLLP, 8310 N. Capital of Texas Hwy., Austin, TX 78731-1023, Lisa Hobbs , Kuhn Hobbs PLLC, 3307 Northland Dr., Ste. 310, Austin, TX 78731-4969, Barry Snell , 1250 N.E. Loop 410, Suite 725, San Antonio, TX 78209, Sara Clark , Scott Douglass & McConnie LLP, 303 Colorado Street, Suite 2400, Austin, TX 78701.

APPELLEE ATTORNEY: Ryan Walters , Robert Earl Henneke , Texas Public Policy Foundation, 901 Congress Avenue, Austin, TX 78701, Roland Frank Gonzales , Javier T. Duran , Cokinos | Young, 10999 West IH-10, Suite 800, San Antonio, TX 78230, Roger Townsend , Cokinos Young, 1221 Lamar Street, 16th Floor, Houston, TX 77010, Ricardo G. Cedillo , Davis, Cedillo & Mendoza, Inc., 755 E. Mulberry Ave., Ste. 500, San Antonio, TX 78212-3135, Brian L. Lewis , Davis, Cedillo & Mendoza, Inc., 755 E. Mulberry Ave., Ste. 500, San Antonio, TX 78212-3149, Anne Marie Mackin , Office of the Attorney General, 300 W. 15th St., Austin, TX 78701, William Thompson , Office of the Attorney General, 209 W. 14th St., Austin, TX 78701, David Hacker , Office of the Attorney General, 209 W. 14th St., Austin, TX 78701-1614, Lanora Pettit , Office of the Solicitor General, P.O. Box 12548, Austin, TX 78711-2548, Kyle Hawkins , Office of the Attorney General, P.O. Box 12548 (MC 059), Austin, TX 78711, Derick J. Rodgers , Davis, Cedillo & Mendoza, Inc., 755 E. Mulberry Ave., Suite 500, San Antonio, TX 78212-3149.

Sitting: Patricia O. Alvarez, Justice, Irene Rios, Justice, Beth Watkins, Justice.


OPINION

After the City of San Antonio passed an ordinance requiring private employers to pay employees for sick and safe leave, several employers sued the City. The employers argued the Texas Minimum Wage Act (TMWA) preempts the ordinance and they...

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