Texas » Employment Law Information Network https://www.elinfonet.com All Things Labor and Employment Law Thu, 28 May 2026 13:48:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.elinfonet.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-elin-icon-32x32.jpg Texas » Employment Law Information Network https://www.elinfonet.com 32 32 High Schools Build a Safer Future With Occupational Safety and Compliance-Focused Learning https://www.elinfonet.com/high-schools-build-a-safer-future-with-occupational-safety-and-compliance-focused-learning/ Wed, 27 May 2026 21:18:48 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=174268 New high school curriculum initiatives, such as the Texas Education Agency’s recently adopted Occupational Safety and Compliance Lab course, are bringing safety and health concepts into teenagers’ classrooms—and the implications are significant for students, employers, and communities alike.

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]]> Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses Sue Texas Comptroller over Contracting Program’s Conversion + Cancellation https://www.elinfonet.com/minority-and-women-owned-businesses-sue-texas-comptroller-over-contracting-programs-conversion-cancellation/ Thu, 12 Mar 2026 13:47:22 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=160998 TakeawaysTexas small businesses owned by economically disadvantaged individuals allege that the comptroller’s 12.02.25 emergency regulation stripped them of Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) certifications and benefits in violation of statutory requirements. More than 15,000 HUB-certified minority- and women-owned businesses were decertified, creating barriers to competing for state contracts.The plaintiffs seek declaratory and injunctive relief to void the […]

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]]> Texas’ Suspension of ‘Historically Underutilized Business’ Certifications Impacts State Contracting Processes https://www.elinfonet.com/texas-suspension-of-historically-underutilized-business-certifications-impacts-state-contracting-processes/ Thu, 06 Nov 2025 21:17:57 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=151476 Takeaways

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]]> Texas Wants Another Chance to Convince 5th Circuit that the PWFA Was Enacted In A Way That Violates the Constitution https://www.elinfonet.com/texas-wants-another-chance-to-convince-5th-circuit-that-the-pwfa-was-enacted-in-a-way-that-violates-the-constitution/ Mon, 06 Oct 2025 16:49:32 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=138344 The State of Texas asked the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals earlier this week to reconsider its case challenging the validity of the entire Pregnant Workers

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]]> Texas Laws on Nondisclosure and Confidentiality, AI, Take Effect Soon https://www.elinfonet.com/texas-laws-on-nondisclosure-and-confidentiality-ai-take-effect-soon/ Tue, 26 Aug 2025 13:29:29 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=132414 Following this year’s Texas legislative session, two bills are set to go into effect in Texas related to the use of nondisclosure and confidentiality agreements for claims of sexual assault and artificial intelligence (AI).

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]]> Texas Makes Changes to Requirements for Health Care Provider Noncompetes and Limits Confidentiality Agreements Related to Sexual Abuse https://www.elinfonet.com/texas-makes-changes-to-requirements-for-health-care-provider-noncompetes-and-limits-confidentiality-agreements-related-to-sexual-abuse/ Tue, 22 Jul 2025 14:54:09 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=125485 Texas Makes Changes to Requirements for Health Care Provider Noncompetes and Limits Confidentiality Agreements Related to Sexual Abuse Noncompete Agreement Changes for Physicians and Other Health Care Professionals tgelbman@littler.com Tue, 07/22/2025 – 09:54

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]]> Texas Widens Limitations on Noncompete Agreements With Healthcare Practitioners https://www.elinfonet.com/texas-widens-limitations-on-noncompete-agreements-with-healthcare-practitioners/ Tue, 08 Jul 2025 12:41:19 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=122296 Texas Widens Limitations on Noncompete Agreements With Healthcare Practitioners

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]]> Texas Governor Signs Host of Bills Impacting Employment https://www.elinfonet.com/texas-governor-signs-host-of-bills-impacting-employment/ Mon, 07 Jul 2025 19:16:57 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=121577 Texas Governor Signs Host of Bills Impacting Employment Biennially, the Texas Legislature convenes from mid-January to June, to introduce, debate, and pass new laws impacting Texans across the state. Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s deadline to sign pending bills passed on June 22, 2025, the end of the 89th Texas Legislative

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]]> Texas Takes a Shot at AI Regulation With ‘Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act’ https://www.elinfonet.com/texas-takes-a-shot-at-ai-regulation-with-responsible-artificial-intelligence-governance-act/ Wed, 02 Jul 2025 17:21:29 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=121465 On June 22, 2025, Texas became the latest state to enact comprehensive AI legislation with a uniquely Texan twist through the passage of the Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act. The new law, effective January 1, 2026, makes Texas the second state (after Colorado) to enact comprehensive AI legislation, and

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]]> Texas Joins the Fray and Enacts AI Legislation https://www.elinfonet.com/texas-joins-the-fray-and-enacts-ai-legislation/ Tue, 01 Jul 2025 18:10:30 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=121072 Texas Joins the Fray and Enacts AI Legislation Following in the footsteps of an increasing number of states, Texas just joined the growing movement to regulate artificial intelligence (AI). On Sunday, June 22, 2025, Governor Greg Abbott signed HB 149, the Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act (“TRAIGA 2.0”), into

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]]> Reproductive Health Privacy in Flux: Texas Ruling vs. SCOTUS Limits https://www.elinfonet.com/reproductive-health-privacy-in-flux-texas-ruling-vs-scotus-limits/ Mon, 30 Jun 2025 21:54:39 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=121069 A Texas federal court just shook the foundation of HIPAA’s reproductive health privacy protections — but the Supreme Court may have the final word. In a

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]]> The City of Euless Repeals Texas’s Only Predictive Scheduling Ordinance https://www.elinfonet.com/the-city-of-euless-repeals-texass-only-predictive-scheduling-ordinance/ Tue, 15 Oct 2024 13:17:41 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=68021 The Euless, Texas Fair Overtime and Scheduling Standards Ordinance that imposed predictive scheduling obligations on covered employers is no more.    The Unusual Origin of the Ordinance 

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]]> Texas Court Sets Aside the FTC’s Non-Compete Rule with Nationwide Effect https://www.elinfonet.com/texas-court-sets-aside-the-ftcs-non-compete-rule-with-nationwide-effect/ Wed, 21 Aug 2024 14:22:41 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=62863 Employers that rely on non-compete agreements to protect their trade secrets and other legitimate business interests got some welcome news on August 20.

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]]> Employer Alert: Texas Reaches $1.4B Settlement Over Allegations of Violation of Biometric Information Privacy Law https://www.elinfonet.com/employer-alert-texas-reaches-1-4b-settlement-over-allegations-of-violation-of-biometric-information-privacy-law/ Sun, 11 Aug 2024 21:54:03 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=62484 The landmark $1.4 billion settlement reached by the state of Texas and a social media company to settle allegations that the company’s platform unlawfully scanned the faces of millions of users in Texas serves as a warning to employers about increased enforcement of biometric information privacy laws.

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]]> Texas District Court Narrowly Stays and Enjoins FTC’s Non-Compete Rule https://www.elinfonet.com/texas-district-court-narrowly-stays-and-enjoins-ftcs-non-compete-rule/ Sun, 07 Jul 2024 21:42:16 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=61327 On July 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas in Ryan, LLC v. Federal Trade Commission issued a limited stay and preliminary injunction of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) final rule that would render almost all non-compete agreements, with very limited exceptions, unenforceable (commonly referred

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