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Small Necessities
State: Texas
Subject: Small Necessities Leave, Job-Protected Leave
Bill: S.B. 1895
Sponsor: Garcia (D)
Introduced and referred to Committee on Business & Commerce: 04/17/2013
Public hearing: 04/30/2013
Summary:
Guarantees eight hours of leave in a calendar month, but not more than 40 hours in a calendar year, for employees who work at least 30 hours a week to attend their child's school-related academic, extracurricular or developmental activities. Employees who work less than 30 hours a week are entitled to up to four hours of leave in a calendar month, but not more than 20 hours in a calendar year.
Workers may use their existing vacation, personal or comp leave or take unpaid leave. Workers who have a child in a licensed day care facility or in prekindergarten through Grade 12 and who have been employed at least three months are eligible for leave.
This database provides short summaries of bills and statutes. The summaries are not intended to constitute legal advice. To find out how laws relate to your particular situation, you must contact a lawyer who specializes in employees’ rights, the Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division (1-866-4USWAGE), your state labor department and/or your union.
