The coalition is looking into legal challenges and is considering bringing it to the legislature, since this is not a constitutional amendment.
MISSOURI, USA — Missouri voters approved Proposition A to increase the minimum wage and mandate sick leave, but now a coalition of state associations is planning to challenge the measure.
Missouri Proposition A raises the minimum wage statewide from $12.30 an hour to $13.75 on Jan. 1, 2025 and makes it $15 by 2026.
Starting in May, it also guarantees an hour of paid sick time for every 30 hours worked for up to five days for small businesses and seven days for large businesses.
“When we invest in workers, when we support their development and their success, they turn around, they spend those wages right back in our local restaurants, in our local coffee shops, in our local mechanics, and drive economic growth throughout the state,” Missourians for Healthy Families and Fair Wages Campaign Manager …