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.

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.

But last week, Americans in more states – Alaska, Missouri and Nebraska – voted to pass new ballot measures that will bring paid sick leave requirements to their workplaces in 2025.

Effective in 2025, Alaska, Missouri and Nebraska will introduce brand new ... On November 5, 2024, Alaska voters passed Measure 1, which will, among other things, provide paid sick leave effective ...

On Election Day, measures in Missouri, Alaska and Nebraska passed by wide margins ... President Kamala Harris made any promises about what paid sick or parental leave policy they would pass as ...

Alaska voters seem poised to pass ... paid time off as they work, earning about a week of paid leave per year. In Missouri and Nebraska, workers for larger organizations could earn one hour of ...

After failing in the Nebraska Legislature twice ... of Columbia currently have mandatory paid sick leave. Similar measures ...

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.