| 1 | 1 | | FIRSTREGULARSESSION |
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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSEBILLNO.403 |
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| 3 | 3 | | 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY |
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| 4 | 4 | | INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVECLEMENS. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1424H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk |
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| 6 | 6 | | ANACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | Toamendchapter290,RSMo,byaddingtheretoonenewsectionrelatingtoresponsibilities |
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| 8 | 8 | | ofemployers. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SectionA.Chapter290,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretoonenewsection,tobe |
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| 11 | 11 | | 2knownassection290.116,toreadasfollows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | 290.116.1.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsmean: |
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| 13 | 13 | | 2 (1)"Director",thedirectorofthedepartmentoflaborandindustrialrelations |
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| 14 | 14 | | 3orhisorherauthorizedrepresentative; |
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| 15 | 15 | | 4 (2)"Employee",thesamemeaninggiventosuchtermundersection290.500; |
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| 16 | 16 | | 5 (3)"Employer",anindividualorprivatebusinessentitythatemploysa |
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| 17 | 17 | | 6workforceatanestablishment.Forpurposesofthissection,"employer"alsoincludes |
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| 18 | 18 | | 7anyindividual,partnership,association,corporation,oranypersonorgroupofpersons |
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| 19 | 19 | | 8actingdirectlyorindirectlyintheinterestofanemployerinrelationtoanemployeeand |
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| 20 | 20 | | 9includesanypersonwho,directlyorindirectly,ownsandoperatesanominalemployer |
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| 21 | 21 | | 10orwhoownsacorporatesubsidiarythat,directlyorindirectly,ownsandoperatesa |
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| 22 | 22 | | 11nominalemployerormakesthedecisionresponsiblefortheemploymentactionthat |
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| 23 | 23 | | 12givesrisetoamasslayoffsubjecttonotification; |
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| 24 | 24 | | 13 (4)"Establishment",aplaceofemploymentthathasbeenoperatedbyan |
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| 25 | 25 | | 14employerforaperiodlongerthanthreeyears,providedthat"establishment"shallnot |
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| 26 | 26 | | 15includeatemporaryconstructionsite.Theterm"establishment"mayincludeasingle |
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| 27 | 27 | | 16locationoragroupoflocations,includinganybuildinglocatedinthisstate; |
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| 28 | 28 | | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 29 | 29 | | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17 (5)"Masslayoff",areductioninthesizeofaworkforcethatisnottheresultofa |
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| 30 | 30 | | 18transferorterminationofoperationsandthatresultsintheterminationofemployment |
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| 31 | 31 | | 19atanestablishmentduringanythirty-dayperiodforfiftyormoreemployeesator |
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| 32 | 32 | | 20reportingtotheestablishment; |
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| 33 | 33 | | 21 (6)"Operatingunit",anorganizationallydistinctproduct,operation,orspecific |
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| 34 | 34 | | 22workfunctionwithinoracrossfacilitiesatasingleestablishment; |
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| 35 | 35 | | 23 (7)"Terminationofemployment",thelayoffofanemployeewithouta |
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| 36 | 36 | | 24commitmenttoreinstatetheemployeetohisorherpreviousemploymentwithinsix |
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| 37 | 37 | | 25monthsofthelayoff,exceptthat"terminationofemployment"shallnotmeana |
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| 38 | 38 | | 26voluntarydepartureorretirementofanemployee,adischargeorsuspensionofan |
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| 39 | 39 | | 27employeeformisconductoftheemployeeconnectedwiththeemployment,oranylayoff |
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| 40 | 40 | | 28ofaseasonalemployee."Terminationofemployment"shallnotrefertoanysituationin |
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| 41 | 41 | | 29whichanemployerofferstoanemployee,atalocationinthisstateandnomorethan |
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| 42 | 42 | | 30fiftymilesfromthepreviousplaceofemployment,thesameemploymentoraposition |
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| 43 | 43 | | 31withequivalentstatus,benefits,pay,andothertermsandconditionsofemployment.A |
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| 44 | 44 | | 32layoffofmorethansixmonthsthat,atitsoutset,wasannouncedtobealayoffofsix |
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| 45 | 45 | | 33monthsorless,shallnotbeconsidereda"terminationofemployment"iftheextension |
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| 46 | 46 | | 34beyondsixmonthsiscausedbybusinesscircumstancesnotreasonablyforeseeableatthe |
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| 47 | 47 | | 35timeoftheinitiallayoffandnoticeisgivenatthetimeitbecomesreasonablyforeseeable |
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| 48 | 48 | | 36thattheextensionbeyondsixmonthswillberequired; |
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| 49 | 49 | | 37 (8)"Terminationofoperations",thepermanentortemporaryshutdownofa |
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| 50 | 50 | | 38singleestablishmentorofoneormorefacilitiesoroperatingunitswithinasingle |
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| 51 | 51 | | 39establishment,exceptthat"terminationofoperations"shallnotincludeatermination |
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| 52 | 52 | | 40ofoperationsmadenecessarybecauseofafire,flood,naturaldisaster,national |
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| 53 | 53 | | 41emergency,actofwar,civildisorder,industrialsabotage,decertificationfrom |
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| 54 | 54 | | 42participationintheMedicareandMedicaidprogramsasdescribedunder42U.S.C. |
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| 55 | 55 | | 43Section1395etseq.,oranylicenserevocationunderthelawsofthisstate; |
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| 56 | 56 | | 44 (9)"Transferofoperations",thepermanentortemporarytransferofasingle |
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| 57 | 57 | | 45establishment,oroneormorefacilitiesoroperatingunitswithinasingleestablishment, |
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| 58 | 58 | | 46toanotherlocation,insideoroutsideofthisstate. |
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| 59 | 59 | | 47 2.Ifanestablishmentissubjecttoatransferofoperationsoraterminationof |
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| 60 | 60 | | 48operationsthatresults,duringanycontinuousperiodofnomorethanthirtydays,inthe |
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| 61 | 61 | | 49terminationofemploymentoffiftyormoreemployees,orifanemployerconductsa |
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| 62 | 62 | | 50masslayoff,theemployerwhooperatestheestablishmentorconductsthemasslayoff |
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| 63 | 63 | | 51shall: |
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| 64 | 64 | | 52 (1)Provide,inthecaseofanemployerwhoemploysonehundredormore |
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| 65 | 65 | | 53employees,nolessthanninetydaysortheperiodoftimerequiredunderthefederal |
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| 66 | 66 | | HB403 2 54WorkerAdjustmentandRetrainingNotificationAct,asamended,29U.S.C.Section |
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| 67 | 67 | | 552101etseq.,whicheverislonger,beforethefirstterminationofemploymentoccursin |
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| 68 | 68 | | 56connectionwiththeterminationortransferofoperationsormasslayoff,notificationof |
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| 69 | 69 | | 57theterminationortransferofoperationsormasslayofftothedirector,thechiefelected |
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| 70 | 70 | | 58officialofanymunicipalityinwhichtheestablishmentislocated,eachemployeewhose |
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| 71 | 71 | | 59employmentistobeterminated,andanycollectivebargainingunitsofemployeesatthe |
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| 72 | 72 | | 60establishment; |
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| 73 | 73 | | 61 (2)Provide,toeachemployeewhoseemploymentisterminated,severancepay |
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| 74 | 74 | | 62equaltooneweekofpayforeachfullyearofemployment.Iftheemployerprovidesany |
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| 75 | 75 | | 63employeewithlessthanthenumberofdaysofnotificationrequiredundersubdivision |
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| 76 | 76 | | 64(1)ofthissubsection,theemployershallprovidethatemployeewithanadditionalfour |
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| 77 | 77 | | 65weeksofpay.Therateofseverancepayprovidedbytheemployerunderthis |
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| 78 | 78 | | 66subdivisionshallbetheaverageregularrateofcompensationreceivedduringthe |
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| 79 | 79 | | 67employee'slastthreeyearsofemploymentwiththeemployerorthefinalregularrateof |
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| 80 | 80 | | 68compensationpaidtotheemployee,whicheverrateishigher.Severanceunderthis |
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| 81 | 81 | | 69subsectionshallberegardedascompensationduetoanemployeeforbackpayand |
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| 82 | 82 | | 70lossesassociatedwiththeterminationoftheemploymentrelationshipandearnedinfull |
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| 83 | 83 | | 71upontheterminationoftheemploymentrelationship,notwithstandingthecalculationof |
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| 84 | 84 | | 72theamountofthepaymentwithreferencetotheemployee’slengthofservice.An |
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| 85 | 85 | | 73employershallprovideanemployeethegreaterof: |
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| 86 | 86 | | 74 (a)Theseverancepayrequiredunderthissubdivision;or |
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| 87 | 87 | | 75 (b)Anyseverancepayprovidedbytheemployerpursuanttoacollective |
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| 88 | 88 | | 76bargainingagreementorforanyotherreason. |
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| 89 | 89 | | 77 |
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| 90 | 90 | | 78AnybackpayprovidedbytheemployertotheemployeeundertheWorkerAdjustment |
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| 91 | 91 | | 79andRetrainingNotificationAct,29U.S.C.Section2101etseq.,becauseofaviolationof |
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| 92 | 92 | | 80thatact,shallbecreditedtowardmeetingtheseverancepayrequirementsofthis |
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| 93 | 93 | | 81subdivision. |
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| 94 | 94 | | 82 3.Nowaiveroftherighttoseveranceprovidedunderthissectionshallbe |
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| 95 | 95 | | 83effectivewithoutapprovalofthewaiverbythedirectororbyacourtofcompetent |
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| 96 | 96 | | 84jurisdiction. |
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| 97 | 97 | | 85 4.Thedepartmentoflaborandindustrialrelationsmaypromulgateall |
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| 98 | 98 | | 86necessaryrulesandregulationsfortheadministrationofthissection.Anyruleor |
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| 99 | 99 | | 87portionofarule,asthattermisdefinedinsection536.010,thatiscreatedunderthe |
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| 100 | 100 | | 88authoritydelegatedinthissectionshallbecomeeffectiveonlyifitcomplieswithandis |
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| 101 | 101 | | 89subjecttoalloftheprovisionsofchapter536and,ifapplicable,section536.028.This |
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| 102 | 102 | | 90sectionandchapter536arenonseverableandifanyofthepowersvestedwiththe |
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| 103 | 103 | | HB403 3 91generalassemblypursuanttochapter536toreview,todelaytheeffectivedate,orto |
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| 104 | 104 | | 92disapproveandannularulearesubsequentlyheldunconstitutional,thenthegrantof |
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| 105 | 105 | | 93rulemakingauthorityandanyruleproposedoradoptedafterAugust28,2025,shallbe |
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| 106 | 106 | | 94invalidandvoid. |
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| 107 | 107 | | ✔ |
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| 108 | 108 | | HB403 4 |
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