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Permanent, nationwide Injunction granted for Texas in U.S. Dept. of Labor case

By David Yates | Wednesday, Nov 16, 2016 @ 4:07pm

AUSTIN – On Nov. 16 Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that a federal judge granted a permanent, nationwide injunction in favor of Texas, Arkansas, and eight other states in National Federation of Independent Business, et al.
Texas, 9 other states, join lawsuit against Department of Labor

By Jamie Kelly | Friday, May 27, 2016 @ 9:00am

LUBBOCK—A federal judge has allowed a coalition of 10 states, including Texas, to join a lawsuit filed by five business-rights organizations against the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) opposing the DOL’s new interpretation of a law that would require businesses to disclose contacts with attorneys regarding union organization.