Missouri’s governor signs repeal of state’s guaranteed paid sick leave law

Business groups had lobbied hard for law's repeal, but voters could have a chance to reinstate it next year

Eight months after voters approved it, Missouri's governor, Mike Kehoe, signed the repeal of a law on Thursday that had guaranteed paid sick leave to workers and inflation-linked adjustments to the minimum wage.

The move marked a major victory for the state's largest business group and a frustrating defeat for workers' rights advocates, who had spent years - and millions of dollars - building support for the successful ballot measure. The repeal will take effect on 28 August.