Dallas has joined both Austin and San Antonio in having its paid sick leave ordinance temporarily blocked amid legal challenges claiming the laws violate constitutional rights.

In a case that labor and employment lawyers have been tracking closely, a Dallas-Fort Worth-area law firm, staffing agency and the state of Texas challenged the legality of the Dallas ordinance, which would have given 64 hours of sick leave to people at large employers, and 48 hours of leave to people at small employers.