Missouri governor repeals paid sick leave law approved last year by voters Workers' rights advocates call it a betrayal while business groups argue that the policies hurt job growth.

Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe signed a measure Thursday repealing the state's guaranteed paid sick leave law, effective August 28, and ending automatic Consumer Price Index adjustments to the state ...

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe has signed a repeal of a law guaranteeing paid sick leave for workers and inflationary adjustments to the minimum wage. The repeal will take effect Aug. 28. Workers' rights ...

A version of this article appears in print on June 29, 2025, Page 14 of the Sunday Magazine with the headline: Can I Use Sick Leave if I’m Not Actually Sick?.

Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Thomas Barkin said Friday that there is no urgency to reduce interest rates, pointing to risks that tariffs could reheat inflation while the labor market ...

Policymakers signaled borrowing costs are still likely to fall in 2025, but Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell cautioned against putting too much weight on that view.

The Fed, helmed by Chair Jerome Powell, is expected to hold rates steady this month despite pressure from President Donald Trump to make cuts.

Mark Hulbert This chart shows why you can be optimistic about Fed rate cuts this year The Federal Reserve has room to lower interest rates enough to boost bonds and ...

For the study, published in Safety and Health at Work, researchers explored how earned sick leave laws impact rates of reportable nonfatal illness or injury across major industry categories ...

Federal Reserve policymakers have already signaled they are in no rush to cut interest rates, and a government report on Friday showing the labor market is far from crumbling amid big trade policy ...

On May 14, 2025, the Missouri Senate passed a bill (HB 567) repealing the paid sick leave requirement along with a portion of the minimum wage increase included in Proposition A, which voters ...