"The sick and safe leave ordinance will take effect on October 1, 2018 for employers with five or more employees. Employers with fewer than 5 employees will have an additional two years -- until October 1, 2020 -- to begin complying. While there seems to be growing support in the Texas Legislature for a bill that would reverse this ordinance, ... [the Legislature] would not take up any such legislation until early 2019 at the earliest."  MORE >>