The new year will bring a higher cost of doing businesses for many employers across Missouri. On Jan. 1, 2020, the state’s minimum wage will rise to $9.45. The increase […]
A radio advertisement currently airing across the State of Missouri is deceptively linking chambers of commerce to a push to drastically boost the state’s minimum wage. The advertisement attempts to […]
On Feb. 27, the Senate Small Business and Industry Committee heard three Senate bills that would raise Missouri’s minimum wage rate. SB 801 by Sen. Jamilah Nasheed raises the rate […]
On May 4 in a St. Louis circuit court, Judge Steven Ohmer lifted the injunction on a city ordinance allowing St. Louis City to raise its minimum wage to $10 […]
With the passage of House Bill 567 (HB 567) at the end of Missouri’s 2025 legislative session, the mandated Earned Paid Sick Time (EPST) provisions created by Proposition A (Prop […]
Gov. Mike Kehoe signed legislation today that will help businesses burdened by Proposition A’s paid sick leave mandate. At the State Capitol, Gov. Kehoe signed HB 567, sponsored by Rep. […]
A new push to mandate paid sick leave is underway in Missouri, as proponents of Proposition A have filed paperwork to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot during the […]
The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry has written to Gov. Mike Kehoe to formally request his signature on several pro-business bills that the Missouri General Assembly sent to his desk […]
Legislation to bolster utilities, improve public safety among other pro-business priorities passed during the 2025 legislative session. During the 2025 legislative session, the Missouri General Assembly stood up for business […]
By Brian Hammons, Hammons Black Walnuts My small company in rural Missouri (65 current employees) is faced with implementing a “sick pay” plan. For years, we’ve provided a PTO plan […]
