JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Just nine months after Missouri voters approved a ballot measure to expand paid sick leave benefits, the law will officially be repealed Thursday when a bill signed by Gov. Mike Kehoe takes effect.

Starting on Aug. 28, 2025, employers in Missouri will no longer be required to offer paid sick leave. House Bill 567 repeals several provisions related to paid sick leave through Proposition A, backed by 57.5% of state voters last fall.

When Missouri’s current paid sick leave law through Proposition A took effect on May 1, it required private employers to provide one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked and allowed employees to use the accrued leave for qualifying reasons.

These obligations end when the repeal takes effect on August 28.

Workers who averaged the standard 40 work hours per week since May 1 could have earned up to 22 hours of paid sick leave. Any unused paid sick leave time after August 28 wont be legally guaranteed.

Under the state’s paid sick leave law, which appears will be short-lived, accrued sick leave could be used for a personal illness, injury or health condition, caring for a family member, public health emergencies or situations addressing domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking.

With the state set to repeal guaranteed paid sick leave, employers can choose whether to keep offering paid sick leave, roll back to older policies or drop paid sick leave benefits entirely.

According to HB 567, among the provisions repealed in connection with Missouri’s current sick leave law include (but are not limited to):

• What conditions paid sick leave must be provided by employers
• Prohibited actions for employers and violations thereof
• Recordkeeping requirements
• Complaint and investigative procedures
• A right to a cause of action for retaliation
• Confidentiality of information

The bill also calls for changes to Missouri’s minimum wage law. While it keeps the state minimum wage at $15 per hour and extends it to public employers, it eliminates the annual cost-of-living adjustment that was previously tied to the Consumer Price Index.