Remember how I recently told you that Missouri's new paid sick leave law was going into effect on May 1, 2025? Well, never mind (sort of)! The Missouri Senate has passed a bill to repeal that new paid sick leave law less than a month after it went into effect, and Gov. Mike Kehoe has supported the repeal bill, meaning he will almost certainly sign it into law in the near future.

The fine print is that the sick leave law will remain in effect until August 28, 2025. Until that time, employers must still allow employees to earn one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked and to use paid sick leave if they or a covered family member have an illness, injury, or health condition, require medical care, treatment, or preventative medical treatment, if their place of employment or their child’s school has been ordered closed due to a public health emergency, or if they need to be absent to attend to matters relating to domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking.

After August 28? Well, that's up to employers.  Missouri had no paid sick leave requirement before May 1 and will not have any requirement after August 28. While employers may still honor the sick leave accrued during the law's brief effective period, they will not be required to allow employees to accrue additional paid sick leave after that date. Further, there appears to be nothing to prevent employers from revoking accrued but unused paid sick leave after August 28.