Senate Democrats vow to keep fighting bill modifying state minimum wage
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — After some kerfuffle Tuesday evening, a Senate bill modifying Missouri’s minimum wage rate was ultimately stalled.
The bill, put forth by state Sen. Mike Cunningham, a Republican, seeks to change how the minimum wage would be applied to employees who are under the age of 18. Employers would only be required to pay those employees — dubbed “minor employees” — just 85 percent of the set minimum wage.
Additionally, Cunningham’s law seeks to freeze the amount tipped employees make. It stipulates those employees should receive no less than 50 percent of the minimum wage rate set as of Jan. 1, 2019.
The Senate debated SB 10 late Tuesday evening. After fierce opposition from Democrats — who called it an “anti-worker bill” antithetical to the will of Missouri voters — the Senate did not vote on the bill. It can be taken up at a later time.
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