On May 14, the Missouri Senate passed a bill (House Bill 567) repealing the paid-sick-leave requirement along with a portion of the minimum wage increase included in Proposition A, which voters approved on Nov. 5, 2024. Passage required Missouri employers to allow employees to accrue and use paid sick leave for qualifying reasons on and after May 1. Likewise, Proposition A provided an increase to the Missouri minimum wage.
While the legal challenges to Proposition A that were filed with the Missouri Supreme Court were not successful, on May 14, the Missouri Senate accepted and passed HB 567, which repealed the entire paid-sick-leave requirement in Proposition A. The bill also repealed a portion of the minimum wage increase provision in Proposition A, which based future increases to minimum wage on the consumer price index, beginning in 2027. Minimum wage will still increase to $15 per hour in 2026, but there is no longer an increase set to take effect in 2027 and beyond.
The bill repealing the Missouri Paid Sick Leave provisions now goes to Gov. Mike Kehoe, who is expected to sign it into law. Because HB 567 does not contain an emergency clause, the repeal will not become effective until Aug. 28. In the interim, the paid-sick-leave provisions under Missouri law remain in force and effect. This means employers must continue to provide paid-sick-leave benefits in accordance with Proposition A through Aug. 28. This is particularly important given the individual right to file a lawsuit seeking legal and injunctive relief and to recover actual damages, liquidated damages at two times the amount of actual damages, and attorney fees and costs.
Thomas E. Berry Jr., Contessa A. Brundridge, and Morgan Knott are attorneys with Jackson Lewis in St. Louis. Jay Dade is an attorney with Jackson Lewis in Kansas City, Mo., and Overland Park, Kan. © 2025 Jackson Lewis. All rights reserved. Reposted with permission.
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