Below is a breakdown of both the minimum wage and PST components of the new law. The CPI is a monthly measurement of the average change in prices paid by U. The PST provision of Proposition A takes effect on May 1, , and requires employers to provide one 1 hour of paid sick time for every thirty 30 hours worked to Missouri employees, subject to the requirements below.
Existing sick time policies and benefits which comply with the requirements of Proposition A may be retained, but employers are encouraged to review their current sick time policies to determine compliance with the stringent requirements of the law.
The PST provisions will not apply to unionized employees so long as such employees were covered by an active collective bargaining agreement on November 5, Once the collective bargaining agreement expires, the PST requirements will apply to unionized employees.
Unions will be permitted to bargain for benefits in excess of the minimum standards established by the law. Additionally, the usage purposes and recordkeeping requirements will still apply to bargaining unit employees. The law contains ambiguities and the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations is expected to publish rules and interpretive guidelines resolving such ambiguities.
McMahon Berger will provide updates when such rules are published. An employee may use PST, upon oral, electronic, or written request, for absences due to the following circumstances:. Employers may establish a procedure for the submission of requests. At this time, it is unclear whether employers may deny requests because an employee failed to use the established procedure. Paid sick time requests should include the expected duration of the absence, but requests may not be denied for this reason.
