Quick Hits

• Voters in three states—Alaska, Missouri, and Nebraska—approved measures to adopt paid sick leave.
• Increases to state minimum wages appear to have passed in Alaska and Missouri, while a proposed minimum wage increase failed in California.
• Proposals to amend wages for tipped workers failed in Arizona and Massachusetts.

The results of the 2024 elections are flowing in and President-elect Donald Trump is headed back to the Oval Office, winning a second term four years after failing in a reelection bid. In the U.S. Congress, Republicans appear to have seized control of the U.S. Senate, at least for the next two years, while several races that will decide control of the U.S. House of Representatives have yet to be determined.

Beyond the federal elections, several states considered ballot measures that may have a more immediate impact on employers. Here are some of the key results.

Approved

Alaska Ballot Measure 1: Minimum Wage Increase, Paid Sick Leave, and Ban Captive Audience Meetings

Voters in Alaska appear to have decisively approved Ballot Measure 1, the “Minimum Wage Increase and Paid Sick Leave Initiative,” passing with nearly 57 percent of the vote, according to unofficial election results as of November 6, 2024, showing 76 percent of the vote total reported. The measure will increase the state’s minimum wage to $15.00 per hour by July 1, 2027, provide employees the ability to accrue up to fifty-six (56) hours of paid sick leave per year at employers with...

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