Gov. Kehoe Signs Bill Repealing Paid Sick Leave Provision of Voter-Approved Minimum Wage Increase Package

Paid sick leave approved by statewide voters in November as part of a minimum wage increase package will be short-lived in Missouri after Governor Mike Kehoe signs the bill, on Thursday, repealing that provision of the new law.

The minimum wage package deal was passed with 58% voter approval while the period for certain workers to start accruing the paid time off took effect on May 1^st.

The bill repealing the paid time off provision did not meet qualifications for an emergency clause to be effective upon being signed which means it will officially go into effect, repealing the paid time off, on August 28^th.

The Democratic-backed bill was hotly contested with Republicans in the state legislature able to push through the repeal to Governor Kehoe’s desk.