{"id":5782,"date":"2025-04-22T13:49:34","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T18:49:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/?p=5782"},"modified":"2025-04-22T13:49:38","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T18:49:38","slug":"hr-newsletter-state-legislative-updates-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/22\/hr-newsletter-state-legislative-updates-27\/","title":{"rendered":"HR Newsletter: State Legislative Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/images\/newsletter\/HR\/Blog\/December20_State-and-Local-Updates.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Missouri Sample Paid Sick Leave Notice and Poster Are Available<\/strong> &#8211; The Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations has posted a sample <a href=\"https:\/\/labor.mo.gov\/media\/pdf\/earned-paid-sick-time-notice-ls-122\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">employee notice<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/labor.mo.gov\/media\/pdf\/earned-paid-sick-time-ls-121\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">workplace poster<\/a> for the state\u2019s earned paid sick time (EPST) law, currently scheduled to take effect May 1, 2025. 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