Missouri Stops Minimum Wage Increases, Repeals Paid Sick Time

Missouri is repealing its paid sick leave law and stopping minimum wage increases after 2026, under a bill that will go into effect Aug. 28.

HB 567 repeals the state’s paid sick time law, which took effect May 1. Missouri voters enacted the law through a Nov. 5, 2024, ballot measure that passed with roughly 57.6% of the vote.

The Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations updated its paid sick time webpage in light of the repeal. Employers may continue to offer employees earned paid sick time after Aug. 28 but they are not required to do so, according ...