Missouri Voters Expanded Paid Sick Leave. The GOP Undid It, and the Repeal Just Took Effect

Missouri voters expanded paid sick leave. The GOP undid it, and the repeal just took effect

Andi Phillips speaks at a rally on the Missouri Capitol steps on May 15 (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent).Andi Phillips has never really had the option of being sick.  A server at a Springfield-area restaurant, the single mother of four finally has a job allowing her to financially support her family. But if she or one of her children falls ill, that financial security goes out the window.  “When you miss a shift, that’s a big deal,” she s…

As Missouri ends required paid sick leave, workers fight to bring it back

Republicans decried it as a "one size fits all" approach, but workers say the lack of paid sick leave threatens to throw them into instability.