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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 § 431.204 - Business covenants on employment, customers, and disposing of ownership interest — presumed enforceable, when — modification by court, when

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  Some written business covenants are presumed enforceable, and courts must narrow overbroad covenants instead of voiding them outright.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 99.866 - Blighted low-income housing site, financing agreement between state and St. Louis City for possible retention of federal geospatial intelligence jobs — limitation on amount

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  Missouri and certain cities may make a financing agreement for a blighted redevelopment project tied to retaining a federal employer with over 2,000 geospatial intelligence jobs, but the annual state amount is capped at $12 million and the department must seek an appropriation if state income tax rates later change.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 285.025 - Employers of illegal aliens ineligible for state economic incentives, right of appeal, criminal penalties

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  Employers who employ illegal aliens can lose state tax credits, abatements, or loans, and certain violations can also be prosecuted as a class A misdemeanor.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 287.252 - Cafeteria plan payroll deductions, not to reduce computation of employee compensation

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  If an employer has a cafeteria plan, pay reductions for employees joining it cannot be used to lower wages or compensation for a workers’ compensation claim.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 65.480 - Action to enforce penalties and forfeitures — employment of counsel

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  The township trustee must bring suit in the township’s name for township penalties and forfeitures, unless another officer is specifically assigned to prosecute.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 61.051 - Employees, employment and compensation of (certain first class counties)

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  The county highway administrator may hire needed technical and professional help, set their compensation within county commission allocations, and pay other necessary help on a monthly or daily basis.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 86.1480 - Who shall be members

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  Certain employees must join the retirement system, and existing members stay in it.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 104.1021 - Credited service determined by board — calculation

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  The board decides how much credited service members get under this section, including rules for unused sick leave, military service, service purchases, transfers between systems, and limits on double crediting.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 104.330 - State employees to be members — military service, effect

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  State employees must join the system, and membership continues during military leave or while eligible for an annuity or benefit. Members who complete military service or training on or after December 3, 1974 must receive creditable service and salary credit as provided by federal, state, or successor law.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 376.1010 - Excess stop-loss coverage maintained by plan

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  A multiple employer self-insured health plan must keep specified stop-loss coverage, submit its proposed insurance contract to the director on time, and the contract must be noncancelable for at least two years.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 105.470 - Definitions

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  This section defines terms used in section 105.473, including several kinds of lobbyists, lobbyist principals, public officials, and “expenditure.”

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 84.575 - Residency requirements — prohibited and authorized

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  The board of police commissioners may not require current or prospective officers or employees to live anywhere within a jurisdiction as a condition of employment, and older residency rules cannot be enforced. It may impose a residency rule only if it is no more restrictive than 30 miles from the nearest city limit and

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 287.170 - Temporary total disability, amount to be paid — method of payment — disqualification, when — post injury misconduct defined — benefits not payable, when

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  Employers must pay temporary total disability compensation, subject to caps, timing rules, and payment-method requirements; employees can lose benefits in certain disqualification situations.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 143.751 - Failure to pay tax

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  This section adds tax penalties for negligence, fraud, willful failure to collect or pay over tax, and fraudulent failure to file or supply information.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 292.615 - Violations, attorney general to bring action — jurisdiction, circuit court — penalties, limit, payable to general revenue — civil actions, by whom, why, commission approval — actions against local committee, by whom, why — access for investigation, procedure

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  The attorney general must sue employers who knowingly and intentionally violate these sections, and the court can stop the violations and impose penalties.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 334.1670 - Organization and operation of the interstate commission

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  The Interstate Commission must adopt bylaws within 12 months, elect or appoint its officers annually, and its officers and employees get specified immunity and defense protections, except for intentional or willful and wanton misconduct.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 376.1075 - Definitions

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  This section defines key insurance terms used in sections 376.1075 to 376.1095.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 292.340 - Physician to make report to department of health and senior services — penalty for failure

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  A licensed physician who examines an employee under section 292.330 must file a triplicate report with the Missouri department of health and senior services within 24 hours, and the report must include specified employer and disease details when disease or illness is found.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 36.330 - Director to certify employment rights of state and of employees

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  State and auditing officers may not approve certain pay unless the employee is employed under this chapter and its regulations; the director must set compliance procedures.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 105.669 - Felony conviction, ineligible for benefits, when — employer to notify of offenses, when — list of offenses

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  A participant convicted of certain listed felony offenses is ineligible for retirement benefits, but may still ask for a refund of contributions. Employers must notify the retirement system when a covered participant is charged or convicted, and the plans must take steps to implement the section.

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