Because Proposition A, which included a minimum wage hike and mandated paid sick leave, was a statute change, lawmakers were able to repeal it. If it returns as a constitutional amendment, it would be harder to change again.

Missouri workers have a little more than two weeks left until a voter-approved law mandating paid sick leave goes away.

In November, Missouri voters passed Proposition A, which raised the minimum wage and allowed employees to earn paid sick leave. It passed with nearly 58% of the vote.

Fran Marion, a Wendy's employee in Kansas City, said she was ecstatic when the proposition passed.

"I was just like: 'Yes, finally, we're being listened to. We're being heard,'" Marion said.

Through Proposition A, the minimum wage in Missouri rose to $13.75 an hour in 2025. It wil

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