March 31, 2015
The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday urged a Texas federal judge to reconsider his order temporarily blocking the U.S. Department of Labor from enacting a new rule under the Family and Medical Leave Act that would extend protections to same-sex couples.
March 26, 2015
A group of state attorneys general on Thursday won their bid to block the U.S. Department of Labor from enacting a new rule under the Family and Medical Leave Act that would extend protections to same-sex couples when a Texas federal judge granted a preliminary injunction.
March 18, 2015
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Wednesday sued the U.S. Department of Labor over rule changes to the Family and Medical Leave Act designed to extend the law's protections to married same-sex couples regardless of what state they live in, arguing that the government is trying to usurp the state's authority.