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Missouri Governor Finalizes Prop A Repeal

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On July 10, 2025, Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe signed House Bill (HB) 567 into law, effectively repealing Proposition A, the controversial ballot initiative passed by Missouri voters in November 2024 that was repealed by the...more

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Missouri Governor Signs Bill Repealing Paid Sick Leave Law and Revising Minimum Wage Update Schedule – What Now?

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On July 10, 2025, Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe signed into law HB 567, which repeals the statewide paid sick leave law voters approved at the November 2024 election that took effect on May 1, 2025, and eliminates the...more

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Did Your California Local Minimum Wage Rate Jump on July 1? Check Our Comprehensive Chart

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A number of California cities raised their minimum wages as of July 1 – do you need to adjust your pay practices? Check out our comprehensive chart below....more

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Key Changes to Chicago’s Labor Ordinances, Effective July 1, 2025

On July 1, 2025, several important changes to Chicago labor ordinances went into effect. Chicago’s Minimum Wage Ordinance, Fair Workweek Ordinance, and Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance have all seen...more

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Alaska’s New Paid Sick Leave and Minimum Wage Law Takes Effect

Ballot Measure 1, passed by voters in the 2025 general election, is a voter initiative that (1) increases the minimum wage, (2) establishes the Alaska Paid Sick Leave Act (“Act”) to provide a minimum paid sick leave benefit...more

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Employer Cheat Sheet for Workplace Laws Taking Effect July 1

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Most employers are prepared for new laws at the start of each year – but did you know that a heap of new workplace laws take effect at the halfway point? Here’s your employer cheat sheet to prepare for July 1 effective dates…...more

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Knowledge [Literally] Pays: Important Considerations for Massachusetts Employers

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Massachusetts is one of the most employee-friendly states in the nation when it comes to wage-and-hour laws. While the federal minimum wage is only $7.25 per hour, Massachusetts currently requires most employers to pay a...more

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Significant Changes for Alaska Employers, including Minimum Wage Increases and Mandatory Paid Sick Leave Programs, Begin July 1,...

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In November 2024, Alaskan voters passed Ballot Measure 1. The law takes effect July 1, 2025, and has three main provisions: (1) increasing the minimum wage now and into the future (which also impacts exempt salary levels),...more

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Missouri's Repeal of Paid Sick Leave and Portions of Minimum Wage: What’s Next for Proposition A

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On May 14, 2025, the Missouri Senate voted 22-11 to repeal portions of Proposition A, the voter-approved initiative that increases the state’s minimum wage and requires employers to provide earned paid sick leave....more

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Missouri’s Paid Sick Leave and Portions of the Minimum Wage Increase Repealed

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On May 14, 2025, the Missouri Senate passed a bill (HB 567) repealing the paid sick leave requirement along with a portion of the minimum wage increase included in Proposition A, which voters approved on November 5, 2024. ...more

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Paid Sick Leave Act Repeal Clears Missouri Legislature

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Late on May 14, 2025, the Missouri Senate majority invoked a rarely used procedural tool to advance a vote on House Bill 567, which would repeal the Missouri Paid Sick Leave Act (or Proposition A). As passed by Missouri...more

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Missouri Lawmakers Vote to Repeal Paid Sick Leave: What Employers Need to Know

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Just weeks after a new earned sick leave law took effect, Missouri lawmakers voted Wednesday to repeal it – upending compliance plans and raising fresh questions for employers across the state. The state senate repeal measure...more

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Missouri Legislature Passes Bill Repealing Paid Sick Leave Mandate and Amending Minimum Wage Law: What Employers Need to Know

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In the evening hours of May 14, 2025, the Missouri Senate passed House Bill 567 (the Bill) which effectively repeals the requirements of Proposition A. The Senate adopted the House version of the Bill without adding any...more

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Missouri Supreme Court Upholds State’s Paid Sick Leave Law (Proposition A)

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The ongoing battle over Missouri’s paid sick time law and significant increase in minimum wage, known as Proposition A, continues. On Tuesday, April 29, 2025, the Missouri Supreme Court issued an opinion upholding Proposition...more

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Missouri Paid Sick Time Law Still Stands After State Supreme Court Ruling

On April 29, 2025, the Supreme Court of Missouri upheld Proposition A, the voter-approved initiative that mandates paid sick time and raised the minimum wage....more

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Missouri Paid Sick Leave to Take Effect May 1: An Employer’s Compliance Checklist

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Missouri employers of all sizes will need to guarantee their workers paid sick leave rights as of May 1 after the Missouri Supreme Court declined to set aside the results of a state ballot initiative. Here’s what you need to...more

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Preparing for the Implementation of Missouri Paid Sick Time: Key Deadlines and Compliance Requirements

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The earned paid sick time provisions of Proposition A are set to take effect on May 1, 2025. Missouri Proposition A requires employers to provide employees working in Missouri at least 1 hour of sick leave for every 30 hours...more

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Missouri’s Paid Sick Leave and Minimum Wage Increase: Legislature, Court Challenges Continue

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On Nov. 5, 2024, Missouri voters approved Proposition A, which included a new statewide paid sick leave law and an increase to the minimum wage. The paid sick leave requirement is set to go into effect on May 1, 2025, while...more

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Michigan Amends Its Minimum Wage Law With Additional Changes

On February 21, 2025, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Senate Bill 8, amending the Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act (IWOWA)—Michigan’s minimum wage law—which was set to be reinstated effective the same day. The...more

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Michigan Legislature Amends Paid Sick Leave and Minimum Wage Laws

On February 21, 2025, Michigan’s governor signed into law amendments to the Earned Sick Time Act (ESTA) and the Michigan Wage Act (Wage Act) (both previously reinstated by the Michigan Supreme Court).  The changes arrived the...more

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Michigan’s 11th-Hour Changes to Minimum Wage, Tip, and Paid Sick Leave Standards

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On February 21, 2025, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Senate Bill 8 and House Bill 4002, which, effective immediately, revise minimum wage, tip, and paid sick leave standards Michigan employers were expecting to take effect...more

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Michigan Paid Sick Leave and Minimum Wage Laws: Last-Minute Amendments Led to These Major Changes

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Michigan employers received some good news on the wage and hour front when the state legislature passed amendments to the new paid sick leave and minimum wage laws at the 11th hour. Although employers did not get complete...more

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In 11th Hour Move, Michigan Legislature Adopts Amended Minimum Wage and Earned Sick and Safe Time Requirements

Capping off a years’ long saga, and with only minutes to spare, on February 20, 2025, the Michigan Legislature (the Legislature) passed much anticipated amendments to the Michigan Earned Sick Time Act (ESTA) and Improved...more

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[Webinar] Wage & Hour Minefield: Top Compliance Risks and Litigation Trends for 2025 - February 26th, 10:00 am - 11:00 am PT

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Wage and hour claims—especially under California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) and class action lawsuits—continue to rise at an alarming rate. With more PAGA notices filed than ever before and wage and hour class...more

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Signs You Can’t Ignore If You’re Doing Business in California

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California law is complicated. When doing business in California, it helps to get the small things right – like mandatory postings. Keep reading for the signs California employers must post in the workplace...more

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