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This bill creates a comprehensive framework for mandatory bereavement leave in Missouri, requiring employers with 15 or more employees to provide employees with a minimum of one hour of paid bereavement time for every 30 hours worked, up to 56 hours per year, and employers with fewer than 15 employees to provide up to 40 hours per year. The bill defines "earned paid bereavement time" as compensated time taken in connection with a family member's death or a reproductive loss, which includes events like miscarriages, failed adoptions, unsuccessful fertility treatments, and stillbirths. Employees can begin accruing this leave starting May 1, 2026, and can use the time within 90 calendar days of the qualifying event. The legislation prohibits employers from retaliating against employees who use this leave, requires employers to provide written notice about the benefit, and allows employees to carry over up to 80 hours of unused bereavement time to the following year. The bill also establishes recordkeeping requirements for employers, provides mechanisms for investigating complaints, and allows employees to take civil action if their rights under this law are violated, with potential remedies including back pay and reinstatement.

Health and Social Services

https://www.senate.mo.gov/25info/BTS_Web/Bill.aspx?SessionType=R&BillID=6223181