Relating to requiring certain employers to provide paid sick leave to employees; providing administrative and civil penalties.

HB 822 would require most Texas employers (those with 15+ employees) to provide paid sick leave to their workers. Employees could use this leave for their own illness, caring for a family member (as broadly defined to include spouses, children, parents, and others), or in cases of family violence, harassment, sexual abuse, or stalking. The law establishes administrative and civil penalties for employers who fail to comply with these requirements. It creates new Chapter 83 in the Texas Labor Code to govern these provisions.