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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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• United States — Missouri

  Missouri Revised Statutes § 379.952 - Carriers to market plan coverage — agent or broker, prohibited activities, exception — variance in compensation prohibited, exceptions — carriers, prohibited activities — denial of application, requirements — penalty — applicability to third party administrators

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  Small employer carriers must market plans to eligible employers and follow restrictions on agent/broker conduct, compensation, and denials of coverage; the director may also set additional rules.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 379.936 - Premium rates, subject to conditions — no transfer out of class of business — disclosure required, contents — rating and renewal records required to be kept

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  Small employer carriers must follow rating, disclosure, recordkeeping, and filing rules for certain health benefit plans, and they cannot involuntarily move a small employer into or out of a class of business.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 138.280 - Employment of clerical help

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  The commission may hire clerical and other help if the appropriated funds are available.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 288.080 - Employer, when subject to law — election of coverage — termination

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  Employers covered by this law generally stay covered for the whole calendar year, and employers whose coverage ends must notify workers and keep notice posted for required periods.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 168.191 - Superintendent of schools, employment of authorized (first class charter counties)

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  Some boards of education in certain first-class counties may hire and contract with a school superintendent for up to three years.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 290.152 - Employer response to request for information about current or former employee, contents, requirements, civil immunity, when

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  Employers may give written job-reference responses for current or former employees, must send a copy to the employee, and can face damages if subsection 2 is violated.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 209.700 - Citation of law — definitions — persons with disabilities, employment, duties of state agencies — rulemaking authority

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  Missouri state agencies that serve people with disabilities must coordinate services, share information when feasible, and promote competitive integrated employment.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 287.127 - Notice, employer to post, contents — division to develop, distribute, and publish notice, when — penalty

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  Employers must post a workers’ compensation notice, and some employers must also give the notice to employees in writing.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 376.1030 - Agreement of employer to pay benefits, requirements, form — copy filed with director — no excuse from liability

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  A multiple employer self-insured health plan must require participating employers to sign an agreement to cover unpaid benefit claims, file copies with the director, and newly joining employers’ agreements must be filed within 10 days.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 290.528 - Minimum wage and employment benefits, limitations on political subdivisions

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  Political subdivisions may not require employers to provide a minimum or living wage rate or employment benefits.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 302.441 - Employment exemption variance, permitted when — restrictions

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  A person required to use an ignition interlock device may ask the court for an employment exemption variance to drive an employer-owned vehicle without the device, but only for work purposes and not if self-employed or controlling the vehicle-owning entity.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 294.022 - Employment in entertainment industry, definitions, limitations

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  Children working in entertainment generally need a director-issued work permit, and employers must follow child-safety and break rules.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 320.336 - Termination from employment prohibited, when — loss of pay permitted, when — written verification of service permitted — employer notification requirements — employment rights, attorney general to enforce, when

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  Employers cannot fire employees for volunteer emergency service or related absences/lateness, but may deduct lost time from pay and may request written verification. Members of Missouri Task Force One also get stated employment protections, and the attorney general enforces those protections.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 285.730 - Rights of client and PEO — employer agreements, contents — notice requirements — liability

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  This section divides rights and responsibilities between the client and the PEO in a coemployment relationship, requires the PEO to give written notice to covered employees, and limits liability except as the agreement provides otherwise.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 285.575 - Citation of law — definitions — at-will employment doctrine codified — protected persons, prohibited discharge — action for damages, when, remedies

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  This section bars covered employers from firing protected persons because of their protected status.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 486.695 - Notary's employer may prohibit charging of fees, when

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  An employer may stop a notary employee from charging fees for notarial acts done on the employer’s time, but cannot discriminate in fee charging. A private employer cannot require fee surrender or sharing, and a qualifying governmental employer must require those fees to be waived or turned over as agency revenue.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 287.280 - Employer's entire liability to be covered, self-insurer or approved carrier — exception — group of employers may qualify as self-insurers, requirements — rules — confidential records

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  Employers covered by this chapter must insure their workers' compensation liability, though some may self-insure if they satisfy the division.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 287.420 - Written notice of injury to be given to employer — exceptions

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  A claimant must give the employer written notice of an injury within 30 days, subject to a no-prejudice exception.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 288.160 - Assessment of delinquent contributions — limitations — refusal to file, penalty

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  Employers must file required reports on time, and the division can assess contributions, interest, and penalties if they do not. The provision also allows reassessment petitions within stated deadlines.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 454.627 - Termination of obligor's employment or coverage, notification of obligee

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  When health benefit plan coverage ends or an obligor’s job ends, the employer, union, or plan administrator must try to notify the obligee or division within 10 days, and in IV-D cases the employer must also promptly send address and new-employer information.

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