3 states pass paid sick leave measures

Voters in these red states okay paid sick leave
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Here's how minimum wage and paid sick leave measures fared in the election
Some red states approved ballot measures to raise the minimum wage and require employers to provide paid sick time to their workers.
Voters in Alaska, Missouri and Nebraska Pass Paid Sick Leave Ballot Measures
The Missouri measure passed with the backing of 57.6 percent of voters. The successful ballot measure means that employers must provide one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours a person has worked. It also raises the minimum wage incrementally, up to $15 per hour starting in 2026.
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Proposition A would increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour, establish mandatory paid sick leave requirements for private sector employers, and exempt government entities from these requirements, with a potential cost of $256,
Three states pass paid sick leave measures
Click in for more news from The Hill{beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Paid sick leave victorious on state ballots While voters across the country cast their ballots
Paid Sick Leave Proposal Passes in Nebraska
On Election Day, Cornhusker voters also approved medical marijuana and rejected a measure that would have expanded abortion, instead approving one that restricts abortion after roughly 12 weeks of pregnancy.
Paid sick leave measure in Nebraska passes: Election results 2024
Voters in Nebraska will be voting on Initiative 436 which would require employers to provide paid sick leave to employees.
Three states had paid leave on the ballot. Voters overwhelmingly approved all of them.
In Missouri, Alaska and Nebraska, where voters supported President-elect Donald Trump, they also voted to expand paid sick leave, proving that "voters don't see these as partisan issues.”
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