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"Voters in Alaska, Missouri and Nebraska Pass Paid Sick Leave Ballot Measures"
by Chris Walker for truthout [Nov 7, 2024]
truthout.org/articles/voters-i…
Quotes:
"Across the US, 18 states plus Washington, D.C. now have some form of paid sick leave standard."
"The states that passed the measures — Alaska, Missouri and Nebraska — are traditionally solid Republican states, indicating that progressive pro-worker policies are popular to voters regardless of geographical location."
"The new [Alaskan] rule requires employers to allow workers to accrue up to 40 hours of paid sick leave. If an employer has more than 15 workers, employees can accrue up to 56 hours of paid sick leave. The Alaska measure also raises the minimum wage to $15 per hour starting in July 2027,..."
"The Missouri../\..successful ballot measure means that employers must provide one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours a person has worked. It also raises the minimum wage incrementally, up to $15 per hour starting in 2026."
"The Nebraska measure provides workers seven days of paid sick leave per year if they are employed at a business that has 20 or more employees. For businesses with fewer than that many workers, employees receive five days of paid sick leave per year. The measure passed with 74 percent of voter support."
"With those three states now allowing paid sick leave, 18 states plus Washington, D.C. now have such standards on the books."
"“Nebraska voters have overwhelmingly passed Initiative 436 to give workers the ability to earn and use paid sick leave,” the group [Paid Sick Leave for Nebraskans JdeB] said in a statement. “This victory is another step forward in ensuring that every Nebraskan can meet their needs and take care of themselves and their families.”
"A poll from late 2023../\..found that 85 percent of swing state voters supported plans that would have addressed paid parental, family and medical leave. The poll also found that these policies would have increased voter turnout."
"It makes clear that these issues are not simply workplace perks, but they are core economic issues for voters,” said Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families."
