Missouri paid sick leave law now in effect, though legislative challenges still loom
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[{'start': '0.080', 'end': '3.840', 'text': 'Today, a new Missouri law kicks in.'}, {'start': '1.839', 'end': '5.759', 'text': 'Proposition A, which allows paid sick'}, {'start': '3.840', 'end': '8.080', 'text': 'leave and a minimum wage increase, was'}, {'start': '5.759', 'end': '10.160', 'text': 'approved by voters in November. However,'}, {'start': '8.080', 'end': '12.000', 'text': "there's been a fight to repeal this law."}, {'start': '10.160', 'end': '14.559', 'text': 'Our Justina Cornell joins us in studio'}, {'start': '12.000', 'end': '16.960', 'text': "to explain what's next for Prop A. And"}, {'start': '14.559', 'end': '18.800', 'text': 'Prop A passed with nearly 58% of the'}, {'start': '16.960', 'end': '20.960', 'text': 'vote, and 6 months later, the law is in'}, {'start': '18.800', 'end': '22.640', 'text': 'place, but it comes with some backlash.'}, {'start': '20.960', 'end': '25.039', 'text': 'As quickly as it came to life, it could'}, {'start': '22.640', 'end': '27.599', 'text': 'possibly be overturned or face some'}, {'start': '25.039', 'end': '30.400', 'text': 'changes. What happens today is that'}, {'start': '27.599', 'end': '32.559', 'text': 'employees begin um earning paid sick'}, {'start': '30.400', 'end': '34.640', 'text': "time. It's been a fight to get to May"}, {'start': '32.559', 'end': '37.440', 'text': '1st for advocates in favor of'}, {'start': '34.640', 'end': '39.840', 'text': 'Proposition A. This campaign was really'}, {'start': '37.440', 'end': '42.559', 'text': 'based on the stories that we hear from'}, {'start': '39.840', 'end': '45.280', 'text': 'working people, um parents who have to'}, {'start': '42.559', 'end': '47.440', 'text': 'choose between taking care or staying'}, {'start': '45.280', 'end': '49.280', 'text': 'with a sick child and being able to'}, {'start': '47.440', 'end': '51.200', 'text': 'afford rent at the end of the month. The'}, {'start': '49.280', 'end': '54.559', 'text': 'voter-approved law gradually increases'}, {'start': '51.200', 'end': '57.760', 'text': 'the minimum wage to $15 and it added a'}, {'start': '54.559', 'end': '60.800', 'text': 'provision for businesses to uh provide'}, {'start': '57.760', 'end': '63.520', 'text': 'paid sickly for their employees. This is'}, {'start': '60.800', 'end': '65.479', 'text': 'where the battle begins. These mandated'}, {'start': '63.520', 'end': '67.680', 'text': 'sick pay for all of our part-time'}, {'start': '65.479', 'end': '69.119', 'text': 'employees is going to put a burden on'}, {'start': '67.680', 'end': '70.880', 'text': "restaurants. Some of them aren't going"}, {'start': '69.119', 'end': '73.840', 'text': "to make it. It's this part that's"}, {'start': '70.880', 'end': '76.560', 'text': "causing problems. Our position isn't to"}, {'start': '73.840', 'end': '80.000', 'text': "eliminate sick pay. We're much more on"}, {'start': '76.560', 'end': '81.920', 'text': 'the position of this is mandated'}, {'start': '80.000', 'end': '83.360', 'text': 'expenses to a business operator and'}, {'start': '81.920', 'end': '85.200', 'text': "that's just not something that's good."}, {'start': '83.360', 'end': '86.880', 'text': 'The Missouri Restaurant Association was'}, {'start': '85.200', 'end': '89.520', 'text': 'one of several business organizations'}, {'start': '86.880', 'end': '92.000', 'text': 'who tried to overturn Prop A, taking the'}, {'start': '89.520', 'end': '93.680', 'text': 'case to the Missouri Supreme Court. This'}, {'start': '92.000', 'end': '95.759', 'text': 'week though, the state supreme court'}, {'start': '93.680', 'end': '98.079', 'text': 'came back saying it will uphold the'}, {'start': '95.759', 'end': '100.000', 'text': 'voter approved law. We have to do'}, {'start': '98.079', 'end': '102.400', 'text': 'something during this session. The only'}, {'start': '100.000', 'end': '104.799', 'text': 'path forward for the Republicans who'}, {'start': '102.400', 'end': '108.000', 'text': 'oppose the bill is to get another law'}, {'start': '104.799', 'end': '110.399', 'text': 'passed and fi House Bill 567 is going to'}, {'start': '108.000', 'end': '112.399', 'text': 'uh do that. House Bill 567, which'}, {'start': '110.399', 'end': '114.799', 'text': 'repeals Prop A, has been stalled in the'}, {'start': '112.399', 'end': '116.799', 'text': 'Senate with two filibusters. Super proud'}, {'start': '114.799', 'end': '118.880', 'text': 'of our caucus standing up for the'}, {'start': '116.799', 'end': '121.600', 'text': 'working people of Missouri, the voters'}, {'start': '118.880', 'end': '124.479', 'text': 'of Missouri trying to uh keep their will'}, {'start': '121.600', 'end': '126.560', 'text': 'intact. Session ends May 16th.'}, {'start': '124.479', 'end': '128.640', 'text': "Legislators say there's time for"}, {'start': '126.560', 'end': '130.160', 'text': 'negotiations and I remain hopeful that'}, {'start': '128.640', 'end': '132.000', 'text': 'there is going to be a solution out'}, {'start': '130.160', 'end': '133.760', 'text': 'there.'}, {'start': '132.000', 'end': '136.080', 'text': 'The Missouri Restaurant Association says'}, {'start': '133.760', 'end': '138.640', 'text': 'an ideal negotiation would be to accept'}, {'start': '136.080', 'end': '140.400', 'text': 'employers with 100 employees or less. As'}, {'start': '138.640', 'end': '142.319', 'text': "the legislative session continues, we're"}, {'start': '140.400', 'end': '144.400', 'text': 'told associations are educating business'}, {'start': '142.319', 'end': '146.800', 'text': 'owners right now on how to comply with'}, {'start': '144.400', 'end': '146.800', 'text': 'the new'}]