On Election Day, Nov. 5, Missouri voters will have the opportunity to vote on Proposition A and decide whether Missouri will become the next state to require employers to provide eligible employees with earned paid sick time (PST). Here are the details of Missouri’s PST law as it is currently proposed.
If the measure passes, the following rules for the accrual, use, and carryover of PST would apply:
Accrual rate: PST will accrue at a rate of one hour for every 30 hours worked. PST will begin accruing for existing employees on May 1, 2025, or on the first day of employment for those hired after that date. Employees will be entitled to use PST as soon as it is accrued. Salaried exempt employees are presumed to work 40 hours per workweek for the purposes of PST accrual, unless their normal workweek is fewer than 40 hours, in which case PST accrues based on their normal workweek.
Maximum accrual: Accrual of PST will not be limited.
Maximum use: Employers with 15 or more employees may limit an employee’s use of PST to 56 hours per year. Employers with fewer than 15 employees may limit an employee’s use of PST to 40 hours per year.
Carryover rules: Employers must allow employees to carry over at least 80 hours of unused PST from year to year.
Use increments: Employees will be able to use PST “in the smaller of hourly increments or the smallest increment that the employer’s payroll system uses to account for absences or use of other...
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