Lawmakers overturned the mandated sick leave law that voters approved by a wide margin. Two Kansas City workers are part of the effort to put sick days back on the ballot, this time as a constitutional amendment lawmakers can’t overturn.

Missouri workers will no longer earn mandated paid sick leave after today, just months after the policy went into effect.

Voters passed Proposition A last year with nearly 58% of the vote. The measure raised the minimum wage and allowed employees to earn sick days. But because it was a statute change, lawmakers could repeal all or parts of Proposition A. They overturned the paid sick leave portion in the spring, with many citing the cost it would add to businesses.

Workers who find themselves without the benefit they approved are fighting to bring s

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