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Employment law in United States — Missouri

Employer duties, worker rights, contracts, workplace standards, and labour relations. These records come from release legal-2026.07.26-907 and link directly to stored legal text.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 288.340 - Cooperation with federal government and sister states

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  The division must cooperate with federal and other state agencies, share reports and information, and follow required federal rules when administering this law.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 290.590

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  Employees cannot be required to join or support a labor organization as a condition of employment, and violations can trigger criminal, injunctive, and damages remedies.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 262.832 - Membership on board, effect on employment of state officers and employees

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  State officers and employees do not lose their office or job because they accept membership on the board or serve on it.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 143.114 - Deduction for sales or exchanges of employer securities to a qualified Missouri employee stock ownership plan — information provided to former employees upon separation

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  This section creates a Missouri income tax deduction for certain sales or exchanges of employer securities and requires Missouri corporations to tell former employees when they must choose between shares or compensation.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 454.615 - Employer or union to transfer order to group health plan — duties of plan administrator

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  Employers or unions must forward certain health coverage orders or notices to the group health plan within 20 business days, and the plan administrator must notify the issuing agency and provide coverage information within 40 business days.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 290.507 - Agriculture, law not applicable

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  Sections 290.500 to 290.530 do not apply to certain agricultural employees or employers.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 217.437 - Work by offenders, not employment, when — benefitting entity immune from suit, exceptions

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  Work done by offenders under corrections supervision is not treated as employment, and supervising or benefiting entities are generally immune from suit, except for negligence or intentional tort claims.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 70.620 - Prior plan, effect of — discrimination between employees prohibited

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  An employer with a similar existing plan may, by agreement with the board, extend coverage under this system, but the coverage must not duplicate other benefits and must be administered under uniform, non-discriminatory policies.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 454.700 - Insurer to permit enrollment, when — duties of employer — garnishment of income permitted, when

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  Insurers, employers, and unions must let eligible children be enrolled for court-ordered medical coverage and generally cannot drop that coverage except in listed situations.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 288.020 - Public policy declared — construction of law

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  This section states Missouri’s public policy on unemployment and says the law should be read broadly to promote employment security and unemployment compensation.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 288.030 - Definitions — calculation of Missouri average annual wage

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  This section defines unemployment-compensation terms and sets the formula for the Missouri average annual wage and average weekly wage.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 294.090 - Director of division of labor standards to enforce — rights, duties — record keeping required — cancellation of work certificate or work permit

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  The director enforces child labor laws, employers must keep certain child employment records for at least two years, and some minor information may be disclosed only by court order.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 287.877 - Insolvent member, board may determine, how — notice to division, when

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  The board must notify the division about possible member-employer insolvency or hazardous finances, and the division must act on requests and report certain concerns back to the board.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 486.940 - Electronic signature and seal, requirements — employers, restrictions

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  Electronic notaries must keep their signature/seal tools under their sole control, and employers may not use, control, or retain those tools; the seal cannot be used for anything except lawful electronic notarizations.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 173.680 - Study on most frequent IT certifications requested by employers — report

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  The department of higher education and workforce development must study which IT certifications Missouri employers request most, finish the study by January 31, 2015, and send a report to listed state officials and education bodies.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 70.625 - Employees acquired from another subdivision or private business, how handled

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  An employer that acquires employees in this way may extend system coverage for some or all of their prior service if the board agrees and the coverage does not duplicate an existing similar plan.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 77.042 - City administrator, employment authorized

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  Some cities may, by ordinance and with the mayor’s approval, employ a city administrator.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 287.220 - Compensation and payment of compensation for disability — second injury fund created, services covered, actuarial studies required — failure of employer to insure, penalty — records open to public, when — concurrent employers, effect — priority of payment of liabilities of fund, exceptions

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  This section creates Missouri’s Second Injury Fund and sets rules for who can claim from it, how claims are paid, and what duties public officials have.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 105.055 - Reporting of mismanagement or violations of agencies, discipline of employee prohibited — appeal by employee from disciplinary actions, procedure — violation, penalties — civil action, when — auditor to investigate, when

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  Public employers and their supervisors may not block employees from reporting misconduct, and public employers must post this section for employees.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 105.1108 - Second conviction or subsequent time for use of drugs to be dismissed — requirements for rehiring

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  A public employee with a second or later drug-related conviction, guilty plea, or nolo contendere plea must be dismissed and is barred from other public employment for two years.

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