Here's how minimum wage and paid sick leave measures fared in the election
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Here's how minimum wage and paid sick leave measures fared in the election

NPR  

Here's how minimum wage and paid sick leave measures fared in the election toggle caption Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images Voters in two red states, Alaska and Missouri, approved ballot measures to raise the minimum wage and require employers to provide paid sick time to their workers. A California ballot measure which would have raised the minimum wage across that state from $16 to $18 an hour by 2025 remained too close to call Wednesday morning. Missouri, Alaska and Nebraska say "yes" to paid sick leave In both Missouri and Alaska, employers will now be required to give workers one hour of sick leave for every 30 hours worked. Nebraska voters also approved a ballot measure giving workers the right to earn paid sick leave.

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Missouri companies sue to stop a law that raises minimum wage and requires paid sick leave
1 week, 6 days ago

Missouri companies sue to stop a law that raises minimum wage and requires paid sick leave

Live Mint  

— Missouri business groups announced Monday that they have filed a lawsuit to try to stop a voter-approved law that will raise the state's minimum wage and require employers to give workers paid sick leave. The powerful Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry, restaurant and grocers associations say the law violates a state constitutional requirement that ballot measures only address …

Paid Sick Leave Laws May Be Coming To More Red States
3 months, 1 week ago

Paid Sick Leave Laws May Be Coming To More Red States

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A growing number of liberal states have passed paid sick leave laws in recent years, assuring workers get paid time off to care for themselves or their loved ones when they’re ill. Now some conservative states might be getting in on the act, too. “What we’ve realized in talking to thousands of Nebraskans is that this is …

Minnesota moves toward paid sick leave mandate for everyone
1 year, 10 months ago

Minnesota moves toward paid sick leave mandate for everyone

Associated Press  

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Nearly all Minnesota workers would be entitled to paid sick leave under a plan moving through the Legislature that’s aimed at the roughly one-third whose employers don’t already give them time off when they’re ill. Employees would be guaranteed one hour of paid “earned sick and safe time” for every 30 hours worked, up to 48 …

With less access to paid leave, rural workers face hard choices about health, family
1 year, 11 months ago

With less access to paid leave, rural workers face hard choices about health, family

NPR  

With less access to paid leave, rural workers face hard choices about health, family Enlarge this image toggle caption Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez/KHN Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez/KHN ELKO, Nev. — When Ruby B. Sutton found out she was pregnant in late 2021, it was hard to envision how her full-time job would fit with having a newborn at home. Sponsor Message Experts …

Pandemic prompts firms to offer paid sick leave—but workers still don't get it
3 years, 2 months ago

Pandemic prompts firms to offer paid sick leave—but workers still don't get it

Live Mint  

As American confronted the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, a significant workplace divide came into focus: Millions of workers had no paid sick time, and millions more lacked enough paid time off to cover a severe illness. But while many workers who already enjoyed paid leave now have even greater benefits, many more low-wage, part-time and hourly workers, as well as …

New Mexico Legislature passes delayed sick leave mandate
3 years, 9 months ago

New Mexico Legislature passes delayed sick leave mandate

Associated Press  

SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico legislators early Friday passed a sweeping and contentious sick leave mandate for employees of private companies that would go into effect next year. “This bill is not designed for public employees; it’s designed for private employees,” Stewart responded, adding that most public employees have already obtained paid sick leave through bargaining agreements, making it …

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