FIRSTREGULARSESSION
HOUSEBILLNO.1414
103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEDOLAN.
2977H.01I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Torepealsection290.600,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofonenewsectionrelatingto
exemptionsfromtheearnedpaidsicktimelaw.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Section290.600,RSMo,isrepealedandonenewsectionenactedinlieu
2thereof,tobeknownassection290.600,toreadasfollows:
290.600.Asusedinsections290.600through290.642:
2 (1)"Department",departmentoflaborandindustrialrelations;
3 (2)"Director",directorofthedepartmentoflaborandindustrialrelations;
4 (3)"Domesticviolence",assuchtermisdefinedinsection455.010;
5 (4)"Earnedpaidsicktime",timethatiscompensatedatthesamehourlyrateandwith
6thesamebenefits,includinghealthcarebenefits,astheemployeenormallyearnsduring
7hoursworkedandisprovidedbyanemployertoanemployeeforthepurposesdescribedin
8section290.606,butinnocaseshallthishourlyamountbelessthanthatprovidedunder
9section290.502;
10 (5)"Employee",anyindividualemployedinthisstatebyanemployer,butdoesnot
11include:
12 (a)Anyindividualengagedintheactivitiesofaneducational,charitable,religious,or
13nonprofitorganizationwheretheemployer-employeerelationshipdoesnot,infact,existor
14wheretheservicesrenderedtotheorganizationareonavoluntarybasis;
15 (b)Anyindividualstandinginlocoparentistofosterchildrenintheircare;
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 16 (c)Anyindividualemployedforlessthanfourmonthsinanyyearinaresidentorday
17campforchildrenoryouth,oranyindividualemployedbyaneducationalconferencecenter
18operatedbyaneducational,charitableornot-for-profitorganization;
19 (d)Anyindividualengagedintheactivitiesofaneducationalorganizationwhere
20employmentbytheorganizationisinlieuoftherequirementthattheindividualpaythecost
21oftuition,housingorothereducationalfeesoftheorganizationorwhereearningsofthe
22individualemployedbytheorganizationarecreditedtowardthepaymentofthecostof
23tuition,housingorothereducationalfeesoftheorganization;
24 (e)Anyindividualemployedonoraboutaprivateresidenceonanoccasionalbasis
25forsixhoursorlessoneachoccasion;
26 (f)Anyindividualemployedonacasualbasistoprovidebaby-sittingservices;
27 (g)AnyindividualemployedbyanemployersubjecttotheprovisionsofPartAof
28SubtitleIVofTitle49,UnitedStatesCode,49U.S.C.§§10101etseq.;
29 (h)Anyindividualemployedonacasualorintermittentbasisasagolfcaddy,
30newsboy,orinasimilaroccupation;
31 (i)Anyindividualwhoisemployedinanygovernmentpositiondefinedin29U.S.C.
32§§203(e)(2)(C)(i)-(ii);
33 (j)Anyindividualemployedbyaretailorservicebusinesswhoseannualgross
34volumesalesmadeorbusinessdoneislessthanfivehundredthousanddollars;
35 (k)Anyindividualwhoisanoffender,asdefinedinsection217.010,whois
36incarceratedinanycorrectionalfacilityoperatedbythedepartmentofcorrections,including
37offenderswhoprovidelabororservicesonthegroundsofsuchcorrectionalfacilitypursuant
38tosection217.550;[or,]
39 (l)Anyindividualdescribedbytheprovisionsofsection29U.S.C.213(a)(8);or
40 (m)Anyindividualwhoisanemployeeofanemployerengagedintheoperation
41ofavesselthatisdocumentedbytheUnitedStatesunder46U.S.C.Section12105;
42 (6)"Employer",anypersonactingdirectlyorindirectlyintheinterestofanemployer
43inrelationtoanemployee;provided,however,thatforthepurposesofsections290.600
44through290.642"employer"doesnotincludetheUnitedStatesgovernment,thestate,ora
45politicalsubdivisionofthestate,includingadepartment,agency,officer,bureau,division,
46board,commission,orinstrumentalityofthestate,oracity,county,town,village,school
47district,publichighereducationinstitution,orotherpoliticalsubdivisionofthestate;
48 (7)"Familymember",anyofthefollowingindividuals:
49 (a)Regardlessofage,abiological,adoptedorfosterchild,stepchildorlegalward,a
50childofadomesticpartner,achildtowhomtheemployeestandsinlocoparentis,oran
51individualtowhomtheemployeestoodinlocoparentiswhentheindividualwasaminor;
HB1414 2 52 (b)Abiological,foster,stepparentoradoptiveparentorlegalguardianofan
53employeeoranemployee'sspouseordomesticpartneroranindividualwhostoodinloco
54parentiswhentheemployeeoremployee'sspouseordomesticpartnerwasaminorchild;
55 (c)Anindividualtowhomtheemployeeislegallymarriedunderthelawsofany
56state,oradomesticpartnerwhoisregisteredassuchunderthelawsofanystateorpolitical
57subdivision,oranindividualwithwhomtheemployeeisinacontinuingsocialrelationshipof
58aromanticorintimatenature;
59 (d)Agrandparent,grandchild,orsibling(whetherofabiological,foster,adoptiveor
60steprelationship)oftheemployeeortheemployee'sspouseordomesticpartner;or
61 (e)Apersonforwhomtheemployeeisresponsibleforprovidingorarranginghealth
62orsafety-relatedcare,includingbutnotlimitedtohelpingthatindividualobtaindiagnostic,
63preventative,routine,ortherapeutichealthtreatmentorensuringthepersonissafefollowing
64domesticviolence,sexualassault,orstalking;
65 (8)"Healthcareprofessional",anyindividuallicensedunderfederaloranystatelaw
66toprovidemedicaloremergencyservices,includingbutnotlimitedtodoctors,nurses,
67certifiednursemidwives,mentalhealthprofessionals,andemergencyroompersonnel;
68 (9)"Person",anyindividual,partnership,association,corporation,business,business
69trust,legalrepresentative,oranyorganizedgroupofpersons;
70 (10)"Retaliatorypersonnelaction",denialofanyrightguaranteedundersections
71290.600through290.642,oranythreat,discharge,suspension,demotion,reductionofhours,
72oranyotheradverseactionagainstanemployeefortheexerciseofanyrightguaranteed
73herein."Retaliatorypersonnelaction"shallalsoincludeinterferencewithorpunishmentfor
74inanymannerparticipatinginorassistinganinvestigation,proceeding,orhearingunder
75sections290.600through290.642;
76 (11)"Samehourlyrate",meansthefollowing:
77 (a)Foremployeespaidonthebasisofasinglehourlyrate,thesamehourlyrateshall
78betheemployee'sregularhourlyrate;
79 (b)Foremployeeswhoarepaidmultiplehourlyratesofpayfromthesameemployer,
80thesamehourlyrateshallbeeither:
81 a.Thewagestheemployeewouldhavebeenpaidforthehoursabsentduringuseof
82earnedpaidsicktimeiftheemployeehadworked;or,
83 b.Theweightedaverageofallhourlyratesofpayduringthepreviouspayperiod.
84
85Whatevermethodtheemployeruses,theemployermustuseaconsistentmethodforeach
86employeethroughoutayear;
87 (c)Foremployeeswhoarepaidasalary,thesamehourlyrateshallbedeterminedby
88dividingthewagestheemployeeearnsinthepreviouspayperiodbythetotalnumberof
HB1414 3 89hoursworkedduringthepreviouspayperiod.Fordeterminingtotalnumberofhoursworked
90duringthepreviouspayperiod,employeeswhoareexemptfromovertimerequirementsunder
9129U.S.C.§213(a)(1),theFairLaborStandardsAct,shallbeassumedtoworkfortyhoursin
92eachworkweekunlesstheirnormalworkweekislessthanfortyhours,inwhichcaseearned
93paidsicktimeshallaccrueandthesamehourlyrateshallbecalculatedbasedonthe
94employee'snormalworkweek.Regardlessofthebasisused,thesamehourlyrateshallnotbe
95lessthantheeffectiveminimumwagespecifiedinsection290.502;
96 (d)Foremployeespaidonapiecerateorafee-for-servicebasis,thesamehourlyrate
97shallbeareasonablecalculationofthewagesorfeestheemployeewouldhavereceivedfor
98thepiecework,service,orpartthereof,iftheemployeehadworked.Regardlessofthebasis
99used,thesamehourlyrateshallnotbelessthantheeffectiveminimumwagespecifiedin
100section290.502;
101 (e)Foremployeeswhoarepaidonacommissionbasis(whetherbasewageplus
102commissionorcommissiononly),thesamehourlyrateshallbethegreaterofthebasewage
103ortheeffectiveminimumwagespecifiedinsection290.502;
104 (f)Foremployeeswhoreceiveandretaincompensationintheformofgratuitiesin
105additiontowages,thesamehourlyrateshallbethegreateroftheemployee'sregularhourly
106rateoronehundredpercentoftheeffectiveminimumwagespecifiedinsection290.502
107withoutdeductionofanytipsasacredit;
108 (12)"Sexualassault",assuchtermisdefinedinsection455.010;
109 (13)"Stalking",assuchtermisdefinedinsection455.010;
110 (14)"Year",aregularandconsecutivetwelve-monthperiodasdeterminedbythe
111employer;exceptthatforthepurposesofsection290.615andsection290.627,"year"shall
112meanacalendaryear.
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