The initiative passed with 56.5 percent of the vote in Alaska, according to Decision Desk HQ results. In Missouri, employers ...

Voters in Alaska, Missouri and Nebraska voted in favor of passing ballot measures entitling workers to paid sick leave. Workers are now entitled to at least 40 hours of paid sick leave a year.

After failing in the Nebraska Legislature twice ... of Columbia currently have mandatory paid sick leave. Similar measures also passed in Missouri and Alaska on Election Day.

Alaska, Missouri ... voting “yes” in favor of Ballot Measure No. 1’s paid sick leave mandate. A “yes” vote of 50% is needed to formally pass the measure – which is expected to happen.

Workers in three states are now entitled to paid sick leave for the first time. In Alaska, most workers are now entitled to at least 40 hours of paid sick leave a year. Larger employers in the ...

Jo Giles of the Omaha Women's fund speaks in front of a group of supporters backing the Paid Sick Leave Nebraska ... Similar measures also passed in Missouri and Alaska on Election Day.

The initiative passed with 56.5 percent of the vote in Alaska, according to Decision Desk HQ results. In Missouri, employers are now required to provide one hour of paid sick leave for every ...