Missouri Statewide Rule
Missouri Paid Leave Statewide Authority
Key Facts
- Preemption statute
- RSMo 290.528
- Statewide paid sick leave
- Repealed August 28, 2025
- Prop A leave
- Effective May 2025, then repealed
- Local leave mandates
- Preempted
- Private employers
- May exceed voluntarily
Summary
Missouri RSMo 290.528 preempts local paid-leave and employment-benefit mandates. Voters approved statewide paid sick leave (Proposition A) in 2024, but the legislature repealed it effective August 28, 2025, so Missouri now has no statewide paid sick leave requirement.
"Employment benefits", anything of value that an employee may receive from an employer in addition to wages and salary. The term includes, but is not limited to, health, disability, retirement, profit-sharing, and death benefits; group accidental death and dismemberment benefits; paid or unpaid days off from work for holidays, sick leave, vacation, and personal necessity; and terms of employment, attendance, or leave policies; (4) "Political subdivision", any municipality, special district, local governmental body, county, city, town, or village. 2.
Full Breakdown
RSMo 290.528 prohibits political subdivisions from requiring employers to provide employment benefits, including paid or unpaid sick leave and vacation, beyond state law, and preempts all such local ordinances. Proposition A, approved by voters in November 2024, created a statewide paid sick leave entitlement that took effect May 1, 2025, but the General Assembly repealed the paid-sick-leave provisions in HB 567, effective August 28, 2025; the Proposition A minimum wage increase remained. As of the repeal, Missouri mandates no paid sick leave, and localities cannot fill the gap. Public employers may set leave for their own staff, and private employers may voluntarily exceed any federal minimum.
Violations & Penalties
Local paid-leave ordinances exceeding state law are preempted and unenforceable. Employers complying with state and federal law are shielded from additional municipal leave mandates and penalties.
Frequently Asked Questions
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