Missouri Department of Labor

Missouri's minimum wage will increase by $1.25 an hour for the second year in a row. But because of a new law signed by Gov. Mike Kehoe, the minimum wage won't automatically increase for inflation after that.

The Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations said it's up to businesses to determine what is done with employees’ earned paid sick leave.

Minimum-wage workers in Missouri now make $12 an hour. While Missouri and other other states have raised worker pay, the Kansas minimum wage has stayed at the federal level of $7.25 per hour.

The waivers could lead to the forgiveness of more than $100 million in federal money that the state has tried to recoup from 47,000 Missourians.