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'Gut Punch': Missouri Workers Blast GOP Paid Sick Leave Repeal
Missouri Republicans overturned a voter-approved paid sick leave law after just two months, eliminating benefits for workers in companies with 15 or more employees, reports say.
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'Gut punch': Missouri workers blast GOP paid sick leave repeal
The Guardian reports hourly workers are suffering after Missouri Republicans repealed a paid sick leave mandate that voters approved by 58 percent. The repeal will take effect on August 28.“It was a literal gut punch,” ex-fast-food worker Bill Thompson told the Guardian. “… As an older worker, I have health issues from working on my feet and with my hands for many years with no breaks for eight to 10 hours a day. I have done it for 38 years now,…
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