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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 § 143.251 - Employer's failure to withhold

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  If an employer fails to withhold tax as required and the related tax is later paid, that withheld tax is not collected from the employer.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 70.621 - Political subdivisions may opt to have LAGERS administer prior non

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  A political subdivision and employer may, under listed conditions, agree to have LAGERS operate a prior retirement plan; if they do, the employer must cede operational duties and keep funding the plan.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 205.910 - Cooperation with state employment bureaus (third and fourth class counties)

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  County superintendents of public welfare in each county must work with state employment bureaus and, when asked, provide employment-opportunity data and help unemployed people find work.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 287.090 - Exempt employers and occupations — election to accept — withdrawal — notification required of insurance companies

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  This section exempts several types of employment from the chapter, lets certain exempt employers and some corporations opt into or withdraw from coverage, and requires insurance companies to file policy notices with the division.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 285.512 - Attorney general may seek injunction, when

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  The attorney general may ask a court for an injunction against an employer believed to be violating sections 285.500 to 285.515.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 285.630 - Unpaid leave provided, when — amount of leave — notice by employee — certification requirements — confidentiality — written statement

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  Employees who are victims of domestic or sexual violence may take unpaid leave, with notice, certification, confidentiality, and reinstatement rules.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 208.230 - Public assistance beneficiary employer disclosure act — report, content

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  The department of social services must prepare and issue a quarterly report about MO HealthNet beneficiaries and related employer information, and the public may request a printed copy.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 285.234 - Transient employer to post notice of registration for income tax withholding, workers' compensation and unemployment insurance, violation, penalty — inapplicability to certain out-of-state businesses

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  Transient employers must post specified registration and insurance notices at the work site, and a failure to do so can trigger a $500-per-day penalty.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 294.060 - Work certificates or work permits transmitted to employer, return to officer, reissue, record

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  Employers must keep and post child work certificates or permits, and return them immediately when the child’s employment ends.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 287.040 - Liability of employer — contractors, subcontractors

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  This section treats some contractors and subcontractors as employers for liability purposes, with exceptions for certain owners, insured employees, and specified motor-carrier relationships.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 198.151 - Usual trade discounts and employment benefits not kickbacks, bribes or rebates

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  This section says certain usual trade discounts and certain employment-related payments are not treated as kickbacks, bribes, or rebates for the referenced sections.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 454.1614

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  An employer receiving an income withholding order must give the obligor a copy, treat qualifying out-of-state orders as valid, withhold and send funds as directed, and follow the obligor's principal-place-of-employment law for certain withholding details.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 287.150 - Subrogation to rights of employee or dependents against third person, effect of recovery — construction design professional, immunity from liability, when, exception — waiver of subrogation rights on certain contracts void, employer's lien on subrogation recovery, when — third party liability, subrogation, effect on

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  This section gives employers subrogation rights against liable third parties, but blocks certain waivers and limits subrogation for toxic-exposure occupational disease claims.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 287.120 - Liability of employer set out — compensation increased or reduced, when — use of alcohol or controlled substances or voluntary recreational activities, injury from — effect on compensation — mental injuries, requirements, firefighter stress not affected

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  This section makes employers liable for workers’ compensation for covered injuries, and it also reduces or bars benefits in certain cases such as safety-rule violations, drug/alcohol use, self-inflicted injury, and recreational activities.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 285.300 - Withholding form, completion required — forwarding to state agencies — state directory of new hires, cross-check of unemployment compensation recipients — compliance by employers with employees in two or more states

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  Employers must have newly hired employees complete a federal W-4 and send copies to the Missouri Department of Revenue on time.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 431.202 - Employment covenants enforceable, when — reasonability presumption

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  Certain written non-solicitation covenants are enforceable in specified business and employment settings.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 70.610 - Election to become an employer, when effective — who covered

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  A political subdivision may choose to become an employer for its employees, and its clerk or secretary must certify that election to the board within 10 days after the vote.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 321.015 - District director not to hold other lucrative employment — exemptions certain counties and employment — lucrative office or employment, defined

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  A person who already holds lucrative public office or employment generally cannot serve as a fire protection district director, and a director who takes another public office or job loses the office and may not keep doing the director’s duties or receive salary or expenses.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 285.232 - Construction contractors, who are transient employers, proof and financial assurance required — list of contractors to be published — inapplicability to certain out-of-state businesses

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  Certain construction permit authorities must require transient employers to show tax-clearance and financial-assurance proof before issuing a building permit, and contractors must verify similar proof from transient-employer subcontractors before work starts.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 285.1000 - Definitions

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  This section defines key terms used in sections 285.1000 to 285.1055.

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