KANSAS CITY - A lawsuit asking to overturn the election results for Proposition A was heard by the Missouri Supreme Court Wednesday.
Prop A raises the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2026 and requires businesses to provide paid sick leave. Schools, colleges, and government employers are exempt. Voters approved it back in November.
"It's problematic for a business that is essential and we need to have people in the stores to make sure people can be fed," says Dan Shaul with The Missouri Grocers Association.
Shaul joined a lawsuit with other business organizations asking the state's high court to nullify the Proposition based on the fact that it addresses more than just an increase in wages.
Shaul tells KMOX's Stuart McMillian, "There's several questions within Proposition A and it wasn't just a single question of 'Shall the minimum wage go to $15 an hour?' It was 'Shall the $15 an hour' and then multiple questions after that. We'd like them to rule consistently like they have on other legislation that has had multiple subjects in it."
He's hoping the Supreme Court can rule sometime before May 1st when many businesses will be forced to provide paid sick leave to all employees (full-time and part-time). For every 30 hours worked, employees will receive 1 hour of earned paid sick leave.
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