18 states prevent cities from enacting paid leave standards

Kentucky among 18 states that block cities from enacting paid leave standards

A worker helps a customer at a restaurant. Across most of the South and Midwest, state laws bar local governments from requiring employers to provide paid sick leave. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Across most of the South and Midwest, state laws bar local governments from requiring employers to provide paid sick leave, effectively stripping cities of the power to enact their own labor protections. Kentucky Capitol (Getty Images) Wha…

18 states prevent cities from enacting paid leave standards

Throughout most of the Midwest and South, state laws bar local governments from requiring employers to provide paid sick leave, effectively stripping cities of the power to enact their own labor protections.