HB567 eliminates the obligation for all Missouri employers to provide paid sick time.
The Senate passed HB567 on May 14, 2025, by a vote of 22 to 11. We have assigned pluses to the yeas because mandatory paid sick leave, like the minimum wage, denies businesses and workers the ability to make their own compensation decisions. There is no right to receive nor duty to provide paid sick leave apart from the terms of a lawful employment contract—entered into voluntarily by both employer and employee. As a dishonest and manipulative tactic to control labor in the economy, mandatory paid sick leave infringes upon freedom of contract and constitutionally protected property rights by forcing private employers to shoulder onerous and unjustified costs. This one-size-fits-all policy undermines work ethic and profit incentive, hindering the best workers from getting the best benefits from the best employers.
