JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Voters in Alaska, Missouri and Nebraska were asked last year whether they wanted to require employers to provide paid sick leave to their workers. They overwhelmingly said yes.

The paid sick leave laws are set to kick in today in Missouri, July 1 in Alaska and Oct. 1 in Nebraska. McDonald's restaurant worker Richard Eiker is among those who stand to benefit.

The paid sick leave laws are set to kick in Thursday in Missouri, July 1 in Alaska and Oct. 1 in Nebraska. McDonald’s restaurant worker Richard Eiker is among those who stand to benefit.

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Lawmakers in Nebraska and Alaska also are seeking to revise paid sick leave measures approved by voters last fall.. The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry responded to Tuesday’s court ...

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed the repeal of a law that guaranteed paid sick leave for workers and inflationary adjustments to minimum wage. Kehoe signed the repeal on Thursday, July 10, and it will officially take effect Aug.