Effective January 1, 2026, Missouri’s statewide minimum wage will increase from $13.75 to $15.00 per hour, reflecting the next step in the voter-approved Proposition A. Employers must pay the higher rate, which exceeds the federal minimum wage, and ensure compliance with state
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In November 2024, Missouri voters approved Proposition A, a ballot initiative to raise the state minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2026, and require paid sick leave for employees. The measure passed with broad support and was upheld by the Missouri
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With the inauguration of President Donald J. Trump in January 2025, the federal employment law landscape underwent significant transformation. Through a series of executive actions, regulatory shifts, and agency realignments, federal employment policy, contractor obligations, and enforcement priorities have changed markedly. These
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While the Illinois Equal Pay Act has long prohibited unequal pay for substantially similar work, major amendments effective September 29, 2019 barred employers from seeking salary history, and additional reforms effective March 23, 2021 introduced the Equal Pay Registration Certificate requirement, authorizing
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Illinois law now provides expanded paid leave protections for employees statewide. Under the Paid Leave for All Workers Act, most Illinois employers are required to provide up to 40 hours of paid leave per year for any reason, accrued at a rate
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The Illinois Family Bereavement Leave Act, which took effect in its expanded form on January 1, 2023, requires covered employers to provide eligible employees with up to 10 workdays of unpaid, job-protected leave following certain qualifying bereavement events. The law applies to
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Missouri voters passed Amendment 3 to the Missouri Constitution, which legalized recreational and medicinal marijuana in the state of Missouri. The amendment took effect on December 8, 2022. The amendment does not provide any employment rights to users of recreational marijuana. Missouri
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On the morning of September 10, 2021, Plaintiff notified the County that its skilled nursing home (Oak Hill) had been engaging in Medicare/Medicaid fraud. Among other fraudulently submitted information, the County coded a patient as ambulatory. In reality, however, the patient was
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