Amid considerable controversy, the citizens of Kansas City, Missouri, overwhelmingly approved a local tax which draws revenue not just from citizens of the city, but also from the salaries of everyone who works in Kansas City, wherever they may live. The last time the matter was put to a vote in 2011, the tax was ratified by 78 percent of …
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How Will San Francisco’s Family Leave Legislation Affect Missouri Employers?
Here in the Heartland, we consider ourselves guardians of the notion of family values. But San Francisco, California, may be even stronger on a portion of that concept. In a state where family leave is automatically granted to qualifying employees together with a state-funded 55 percent of salary for 15 weeks, city legislators are purportedly …
