Missouri sick leave law, minimum wage hike under fire in legislature and Supreme Court
In court and the legislature, efforts continue to repeal or water down a voter-approved law requiring paid sick leave and a higher state minimum wage.
Missouri Supreme Court weighs whether to overturn new paid sick leave & minimum wage requirements passed by voters in November
Missouri voted to raise the minimum wage and require paid sick leave, but the Missouri Supreme Court could now overturn those measures.
Bid to scrap Missouri’s minimum wage, paid sick leave law wins House approval
Missouri’s voter-approved paid sick leave requirements and a minimum wage increase are another step closer to being thrown off course. The state House of Representatives has passed a bill that would get rid of the sick leave mandate and delay the $15 per hour minimum wage increase to 2028.
Michigan lawmakers make 11th hour changes to paid sick time, minimum wage laws
The moves were expected to cap, at least temporarily, a seven-year battle in the Capitol and Michigan courtrooms over two petition-backed proposals.
Missouri House passes bill repealing voter-approved mandated paid sick leave
Missourians approved Proposition A, which raised the minimum wage and mandated paid sick leave, with 57% of the vote.
Lawmakers, business groups push rollback of Missouri minimum wage hike, sick leave law
Months after Missouri voters overwhelmingly approved a minimum wage increase and paid sick leave requirements, the new laws face challenges in court and the Legislature.
Missouri Supreme Court weighs whether minimum wage and sick leave vote was legal
Missouri voters approved Proposition A by a martin of 15% and more than 445,000 votes. But business groups argue that the ballot measure violates state law.
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Gov. Whitmer signs Michigan tipped minimum wage, paid sick leave bills into law
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A guide to Michigan's new paid sick leave law
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Michigan’s Earned Sick Time Act, With Amendments, Has Gone Into Effect
Following the 2019 ballot initiative and Michigan Supreme Court decision in Mothering Justice v. Attorney General, Michigan’s Earned Sick Time ...
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Missourians voted for a higher minimum wage and paid sick leave. Both are under attack
Minimum wage workers in Missouri got a raise January 1 — from $12.30 to $13.75 an hour — and in May, they're set to begin accruing paid sick time, too. Missouri voters approved these changes on ...
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Surprise us, Gov. Youngkin. Sign the paid sick days bill.
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What the Revised Earned Sick Time Act Means for Michigan Employers
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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signs minimum wage, sick leave laws; here's what they do
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