The Missouri Independent shares Missouri Supreme Court upholds voter-approved paid sick leave law. This is Proposition A, which was a UAW endorsed referendum that increased the Minimum Wage and created a Paid Sick Leave program.
“This court finds there was no election irregularity and the election results are valid,” Chief Justice Mary Russell wrote in the opinion.
Business groups have been fighting on two fronts to gut the law since it passed in November. Tuesday’s decision marks the failure of one front, but efforts to convince Republican lawmakers to overturn the law remain in play.
A bill that cleared the House and awaits action in the Senate would repeal the sick leave provisions. Negotiations between Senate Democrats and Republicans on that legislation appear to have stalled.
“In light of today’s decision, it is now imperative that the Missouri General Assembly pass HB 567,” Kara Corches, president and CEO of the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said in a press release, referring to the bill to seeking to void the paid sick leave law.
As usual, the Missouri Chamber of Commerce is fighting any improvement in working conditions for Missourians. We can’t help buy wonder why they did not weigh in on the no-strings attached Capital Gains tax cut for wealthy Missourians instead of using those funds to create a tax incentive for businesses providing paid sick leave. The fight is not over as legislation to repeal the will of the voters is on the horizon. Luckily, working Missourians have friends in high places…
Senate Democrats have spent two nights this month blocking Republican efforts to overturn the law. They have worked on reaching a compromise regarding implementation details.
