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Governor Kehoe Signs Bill Repealing Missouri Paid Sick Leave Law and Amending Missouri Minimum Wage Law

By: Katie Conklin and John Vering Background As we explained in our previous client alert, on November 5, 2024, Missouri voters approved Proposition A by over 57%, which increased the Missouri Minimum Wage to $13.75, effective January 1, 2025, and increased it to $15.00 per hour, effective January 1, 2026. Thereafter, Proposition A provided that […]

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Nebraska Amends Paid Sick Time Law

By: John Vering and John Neyens Nebraska Legislature Amends Paid Sick Leave Requirement In November of 2024, Nebraska voters approved Initiative 436 which adopts the Nebraska Healthy Families and Workplaces Act which provides paid sick leave to most non-governmental employees.  On June 4, 2025, Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen signed LB415 which made some significant changes […]

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Missouri Legislature Repeals Missouri Paid Sick Time Law and Amends Missouri Minimum Wage Law

By: Katie Conklin and John Vering Background As we explained in our previous client alert, on November 5, 2024, Missouri voters approved Proposition A by over 57%, which increased the Missouri Minimum Wage to $13.75, effective January 1, 2025, and increased it to $15.00 per hour, effective January 1, 2026. Thereafter, Proposition A provided that […]

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Missouri Supreme Court Rejects Challenges to Proposition A (including Missouri Paid Sick Time Law & Minimum Wage Increase)

By: John Vering and Katie Conklin On April 29, 2025, the Missouri Supreme Court issued a decision rejecting challenges to Missouri Proposition A, which increased the Missouri Minimum Wage and created a requirement that most Missouri employees be entitled to receive paid sick leave. A summary of the decision may be found on the Court’s […]

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Kansas Legislature Amends Law to Strengthen Employers’ Ability to Enforce Non-Solicit Agreements

By: John Vering and Shannon Johnson The Kansas Legislature has amended its Restraint of Trade Act effective July 1, 2025, to create some conclusive presumptions regarding when non-solicit agreements are enforceable and to require that courts reform overly broad non-solicit agreements. These changes are contained in Senate Bill 241, which amends KSA 50-163. These amendments […]

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Latest Update on Missouri’s Minimum Wage Increase and Paid Sick Leave Requirements, Lawsuit Challenging Proposition A, and Potential Missouri Legislative Changes to Proposition A

By: John Vering and Katie Conklin As we explained in our previous client alert, on November 5, 2024, Missouri voters approved Proposition A by over 57%, which increased the Missouri Minimum Wage to $13.75, effective January 1, 2025, and will increase it to $15.00 per hour, effective January 1, 2026. Thereafter, the Missouri Minimum Wage […]

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EEOC and DOJ Issue Guidance on DEI-Related Discrimination at Work

By: Katie Conklin, Christopher Tillery, and John Vering On February 5, 2025, we published a Client Alert regarding “What Clients Should Know About President Trump’s Anti-Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and Affirmative Action Executive Order and Its Potential Effects on Government Contractors, Grant Recipients, Nonprofits, and Private Sector Employers,” which can be found here.

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Update on Missouri’s Minimum Wage Increase and Paid Sick Leave Requirements, Lawsuits Challenging Proposition A, and Potential Missouri Legislative Changes to Proposition A

By: Katie Conklin and John Vering As we explained in our previous client alert, on November 5, 2024, Missouri voters approved Proposition A by over 57%, which increased the Missouri Minimum Wage to $13.75, effective January 1, 2025, which will then increase to $15.00 per hour, effective January 1, 2026. Thereafter, the Missouri Minimum Wage […]

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What Clients Should Know About President Trump’s Anti-DEI and Affirmative Action Executive Order and Its Potential Effects on Government Contractors, Grant Recipients, Nonprofits, and Private Sector Employers

By: Christopher Tillery, Mirjana Gacanich, and Colby Stone On January 21, 2025, President Trump signed a wide-ranging Executive Order entitled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” (the “Order”) that seeks to eliminate “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (“DEI”) and affirmative action programming and preferences in both the federal government and private sector. In doing so, […]

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Federal Court Blocks Increased Salary Thresholds for Exempt Workers

By: Cody Weyhofen & John Vering In April 2024, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a Final Rule that significantly raised the minimum salary thresholds for certain overtime exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). However, a Texas federal court recently invalidated the Final Rule nationwide, restoring the minimum salary thresholds to pre-2024 levels.

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