By Sophia Anderson
Columbia Missourian, Oct 21, 2024
Missourians will vote Nov. 5 on a measure to gradually raise the minimum wage and mandate paid sick leave.
If Proposition A is passed, the minimum wage would increase to $13.75 on Jan. 1, and to $15 by Jan. 1, 2026. Starting in 2027, the state would adjust the minimum wage annually based on the Consumer Price Index. This change would impact about 900,000 workers, or about a third of all workers in Missouri, according to the Economic Policy Institute ...
[M]ore than 500 businesses in the Missouri Business for a Healthy Economy coalition have urged passage of Proposition A.
“I want my employees to truly value our restaurant and that starts with me valuing them. I want them to be able to make a living and enjoy their life," one member of the coalition, Michelle La Fata, owner of Pasta La Fata in Columbia, said in a press release. ...