In a recent Law360 article, Thompson Coburn partner and co-chair of the Labor & Employment practice Hope Abramov discussed how a constitutional amendment that Missouri voters passed—Amendment 6—could make it harder for state lawmakers to undo wage and hour ballot measures.
Hope said that Amendment 6 changes the landscape for employers. “Amendment 6 makes that kind of legislative relief much harder to obtain,” she said following the Proposition A dispute. “Employers will have fewer opportunities to address what they view as costly or unworkable requirements through legislation after an initiative passes.”
Now in Missouri, Hope noted that she expects more attempts to send wage and hour issues to voters, given the result of the midterms.
“I would expect Amendment 6 to encourage workplace advocates to pursue more ballot initiatives, potentially including proposals to restore paid sick leave or minimum wage indexing,” she said.
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