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Missouri restaurant group urges changes to Proposition A, HB 546 citing costs for small operations
Summary
At a legislative committee public hearing, the Missouri Restaurant Association urged lawmakers to amend Proposition A and HB 546, arguing sick-leave and wage provisions could create significant costs for small restaurants and recommending exemptions and technical changes.
The Missouri Restaurant Association told a legislative committee in public testimony that changes are needed to Proposition A and companion bill HB 546 to protect small restaurants from what it called onerous costs and regulatory complexity.
"I represent the Missouri Restaurant Association. We have over 12,000 restaurant operators across our state," said Buddy Law, chief executive officer of the association, urging amendments that would exempt many small and seasonal businesses from parts of the ballot measure and the bill. Law recommended defining a small business as one with 50 or fewer employees for the purposes of the sick-leave requirement and keeping the seasonal exemption for businesses operating 26 weeks or less.
The association proposed several other changes, including a gross-sales-based small-business threshold ("less than 10,000,000 in gross…
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