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11 FIRSTREGULARSESSION
22 HOUSEBILLNO.555
33 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
44 INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVELEWIS.
55 1240H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
66 ANACT
77 Torepealsections290.230,290.502,290.603,and290.612,RSMo,andtoenactinlieu
88 thereoffournewsectionsrelatingtoemployeecompensation,withadelayedeffective
99 dateforacertainsection.
1010 BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
1111 SectionA.Sections290.230,290.502,290.603,and290.612,RSMo,arerepealed
1212 2andfournewsectionsenactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections290.230,290.502,
1313 3290.603,and290.612,toreadasfollows:
1414 290.230.1.(1)Exceptasotherwiseprovidedinthissection,notlessthanthe
1515 2prevailinghourlyrateofwagesforworkofasimilarcharacterinthelocalityinwhichthe
1616 3workisperformedorthepublicworkscontractingminimumwage,whicheverisapplicable,
1717 4shallbepaidtoallworkersemployedbyoronbehalfofanypublicbodyengagedinthe
1818 5constructionofpublicworks,exclusiveofmaintenancework.
1919 6 (2)ForallworkperformedonaSundayoraholiday,notlessthantwicethe
2020 7prevailinghourlyrateofwagesforworkofasimilarcharacterinthelocalityinwhichthe
2121 8workisperformedorthepublicworkscontractingminimumwage,whicheverisapplicable,
2222 9shallbepaidtoallworkersemployedbyoronbehalfofanypublicbodyengagedinthe
2323 10constructionofpublicworks,exclusiveofmaintenancework.Forpurposesofthis
2424 11subdivision,"holiday"shallincludeeachofthefollowing:
2525 12 (a)Januaryfirst;
2626 13 (b)ThelastMondayinMay;
2727 14 (c)Julyfourth;
2828 15 (d)ThefirstMondayinSeptember;
2929 EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
3030 intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 16 (e)Novembereleventh;
3131 17 (f)ThefourthThursdayinNovember;and
3232 18 (g)Decembertwenty-fifth;
3333 19
3434 20IfanyholidayfallsonaSunday,thefollowingMondayshallbeconsideredaholiday.
3535 21 (3)Forallovertimeworkperformed,notlessthanoneandone-halftheprevailing
3636 22hourlyrateofwagesforworkofasimilarcharacterinthelocalityinwhichtheworkis
3737 23performedorthepublicworkscontractingminimumwage,whicheverisapplicable,shallbe
3838 24paidtoallworkersemployedbyoronbehalfofanypublicbodyengagedintheconstruction
3939 25ofpublicworks,exclusiveofmaintenanceworkorcontractualobligation.Forpurposesof
4040 26thissubdivision,"overtimework"shallincludeworkthatexceedstenhoursinonedayand
4141 27workinexcessoffortyhoursinonecalendarweek;and
4242 28 (4)Athirty-minutelunchperiodoneachcalendardayshallbeallowedforeach
4343 29workeronapublicworksproject,providedthatsuchtimeshallnotbeconsideredastime
4444 30worked.
4545 31 2.Onlyworkersthataredirectlyemployedbycontractorsorsubcontractorsinactual
4646 32constructionworkonthesiteofthebuildingorconstructionjobshallbedeemedtobe
4747 33employeduponpublicworks.
4848 34 3.Anyworkerwhoagreesinwritingtovolunteerhisorherlaborwithoutpayshall
4949 35notbedeemedtobeemployeduponpublicworks,andshallnotbeentitledtothewagerates
5050 36requiredpursuanttosections290.210to290.340.Forthepurposesofthissection,theterm
5151 37"workerwhoagreesinwritingtovolunteerhisorherlaborwithoutpay"shallmeanaworker
5252 38whovolunteershisorherlaborwithoutanypromiseofbenefitorremunerationforsuch
5353 39voluntaryactivity,andwhoisnotaprisonerinanyjailorprisonfacilityandwhoisnot
5454 40performingcommunityservicepursuanttodispositionofacriminalcaseagainsthimorher,
5555 41andisnototherwiseemployedforcompensationatanytimeintheconstructionor
5656 42maintenanceworkonthesamepublicworksforwhichtheworkerisavolunteer.Underno
5757 43circumstancesmayanemployerorapublicbodyforce,compelorotherwiseintimidatea
5858 44workerintoperformingworkotherwisepaidataprevailingwagerateoratapublicworks
5959 45contractingminimumwagerateasavolunteer.
6060 46 4.Whenthehaulingofmaterialsorequipmentincludessomephaseofconstruction
6161 47otherthanthemeretransportationtothesiteoftheconstruction,workersengagedinthisdual
6262 48capacityshallbedeemedemployeddirectlyonpublicworks.
6363 49 5.(1)Theprovisionsofsections290.210to290.340shallnotapplytothe
6464 50constructionofpublicworksforwhicheithertheengineer'sestimateorthebidacceptedby
6565 51thepublicbodyforthetotalprojectcostisintheamountof[seventy-five] onehundredfifty
6666 52thousanddollarsorless.
6767 HB555 2 53 (2)Thetotalprojectcostshallbebasedupontheentireprojectandnotindividual
6868 54projectswithinalargerproject.
6969 55 (3)Thetotalprojectcostshallincludethevalueofworkperformedontheprojectby
7070 56everypersonpaidbyacontractororsubcontractorforthatperson'sworkontheproject.The
7171 57totalprojectcostshalladditionallyincludeallmaterialsandsuppliespurchasedforthe
7272 58project.
7373 59 6.Apublicbodyshallnotdivideaprojectintomultiplecontractsforthepurposeof
7474 60loweringthetotalprojectcostbelowthethresholddescribedinsubsection5ofthissection.
7575 61 7.Foranypublicworksprojectforwhicheithertheengineer'sestimateorthebid
7676 62acceptedbythepublicbodyforthetotalprojectcostisintheamountof[seventy-five] one
7777 63hundredfiftythousanddollarsorlessthatbecomessubjecttoachangeorderthatincreases
7878 64thetotalprojectcostinexcessof[seventy-five] onehundredfiftythousanddollars,the
7979 65provisionsofsections290.210to290.340shallapplyonlytothatportionoftheprojectthat
8080 66wasinexcessof[seventy-five] onehundredfiftythousanddollars.
8181 67 8.Notwithstandinganyprovisionoflawtothecontrary,forthepurposesof
8282 68constructionofpublicworksforwhicheithertheengineer'sestimateorthebidacceptedby
8383 69thepublicbodyforthetotalprojectcostisintheamountoftenthousanddollarsorlessforall
8484 70occupationaltitles,publicbodiesshallbeexemptfromanylawrequiringtheuseof
8585 71competitivebids.
8686 290.502.1.Exceptasmaybeotherwiseprovidedpursuanttosections290.500to
8787 2290.530,effectiveJanuary1,2007,everyemployershallpaytoeachemployeewagesatthe
8888 3rateof$6.50perhour,orwagesatthesamerateorratessetundertheprovisionsoffederal
8989 4lawastheprevailingfederalminimumwageapplicabletothosecoveredjobsininterstate
9090 5commerce,whicheverrateperhourishigher.
9191 6 2.TheminimumwageshallbeincreasedordecreasedonJanuary1,2008,andon
9292 7January1ofsuccessiveyears,bytheincreaseordecreaseinthecostofliving.OnSeptember
9393 830,2007,andoneachSeptember30ofeachsuccessiveyear,thedirectorshallmeasurethe
9494 9increaseordecreaseinthecostoflivingbythepercentageincreaseordecreaseasofthe
9595 10precedingJulyoverthelevelasofJulyoftheimmediatelyprecedingyearoftheConsumer
9696 11PriceIndexforUrbanWageEarnersandClericalWorkers(CPI-W)orsuccessorindexas
9797 12publishedbytheU.S.DepartmentofLabororitssuccessoragency,withtheamountofthe
9898 13minimumwageincreaseordecreaseroundedtothenearestfivecents.
9999 14 3.Exceptasmaybeotherwiseprovidedpursuanttosections290.500to290.530,and
100100 15notwithstandingsubsection1ofthissection,effectiveJanuary1,2025,everyemployershall
101101 16paytoeachemployeewagesattherateofnotlessthan$13.75perhour,orwagesatthesame
102102 17rateorratessetundertheprovisionsoffederallawastheprevailingfederalminimumwage
103103 18applicabletothosecoveredjobsininterstatecommerce,whicheverrateperhourishigher.
104104 HB555 3 19Thereafter,theminimumwageestablishedbythissubsectionshallbeincreasedby$1.25per
105105 20hour,to$15.00perhour,effectiveJanuary1,[2026] 2028. Thereafter,theminimumwage
106106 21establishedbythissubsectionshallbeincreasedordecreasedonJanuary1,[2027] 2030, and
107107 22onJanuary1ofsuccessiveyears,perthemethodsetforthinsubsection2ofthissection.Ifat
108108 23anytimethefederalminimumwagerateisaboveoristhereafterincreasedabovethe
109109 24minimumwagethenineffectunderthissubsection,theminimumwagerequiredbythis
110110 25subsectionshallcontinuetobeincreasedpursuanttothissubsection,butthehigherfederal
111111 26rateshallimmediatelybecometheminimumwagerequiredbythissubsectionandshallbe
112112 27increasedordecreasedperthemethodsetforthinsubsection2forsolongasitremains
113113 28higherthanthestateminimumwagerequiredandincreasedpursuanttothissubsection.
114114 29 4.Forpurposesofthissection,theterm"publicemployer"meansanemployerthatis
115115 30thestateorapoliticalsubdivisionofthestate,includingadepartment,agency,officer,bureau,
116116 31division,board,commission,orinstrumentalityofthestate,oracity,county,town,village,
117117 32schooldistrict,orotherpoliticalsubdivisionofthestate.Subsection3ofthissectionshallnot
118118 33applytoapublicemployerwithrespecttoitsemployees.Anypublicemployerthatissubject
119119 34tosubsections1and2ofthissectionshallcontinuetobesubjecttothosesubsections.
120120 290.603.1.Employeesofanemployerwithfifteenormoreemployeesshallaccruea
121121 2minimumofonehourofearnedpaidsicktimeforeverythirty-two hoursworked,butsuch
122122 3employeesshallnotbeentitledtousemorethanfifty-sixhoursofearnedpaidsicktimeper
123123 4year,unlesstheemployerselectsahigherlimit.
124124 5 2.Employeesofanemployerwithfewerthanfifteenemployeesshallaccruea
125125 6minimumofonehourofearnedpaidsicktimeforeverythirty-two hoursworked,butsuch
126126 7employeesshallnotbeentitledtousemorethanfortyhoursofearnedpaidsicktimeperyear,
127127 8unlesstheemployerselectsahigherlimit.
128128 9 3.Indeterminingthenumberofemployeesofanemployer,allemployeesperforming
129129 10workinthestateforanemployerforcompensationonafull-time,part-time,ortemporary
130130 11basisshallbecounted.Insituationsinwhichthenumberofemployeesperformingworkin
131131 12thestateforanemployerforcompensationperweekfluctuatesaboveandbelowfifteen
132132 13employeesperweekoverthecourseofayear,anemployerisrequiredtoprovideearnedpaid
133133 14sicktimepursuanttosubsection1ofthissectionifitmaintainedfifteenormoreemployeesin
134134 15thestateonthepayrollforsomeportionofaworkingdayineachoftwentyormoredifferent
135135 16calendarweeks,includinganyperiodsofleave,andwhetherornottheweekswere
136136 17consecutive,ineitherthecurrentortheprecedingyear(irrespectiveofwhetherthesame
137137 18individualswereinemploymentineachworkingday).
138138 19 4.Allemployeesshallaccrueearnedpaidsicktimeasfollows:
139139 20 (1)Earnedpaidsicktimeasprovidedinthissectionshallbegintoaccrueatthe
140140 21commencementofemploymentorMay1,2025,whicheverislater.Anemployeeshallbe
141141 HB555 4 22entitledtouseearnedpaidsicktimeasitisaccrued.Anemployermayprovideallearned
142142 23paidsicktimethatanemployeeisexpectedtoaccrueinayearatthebeginningoftheyear;
143143 24 (2)Employeeswhoareexemptfromovertimerequirementsunder29U.S.C.§213(a)
144144 25(1)oftheFederalFairLaborStandardsActwillbeassumedtoworkfortyhoursineachwork
145145 26weekforpurposesofearnedpaidsicktimeaccrualunlesstheirnormalworkweekislessthan
146146 27fortyhours,inwhichcaseearnedpaidsicktimeaccruesbaseduponthatnormalworkweek;
147147 28 (3)Uptoeightyhoursofearnedpaidsicktimeshallbecarriedovertothefollowing
148148 29yeariftheemployeehasanyunusedaccruedearnedpaidsicktimeattheendoftheyear,but
149149 30thislawdoesnotrequireanemployertopermitanemployeetousemorethantheapplicable
150150 31numberofhoursofearnedpaidsicktimeperyearassetforthinsubsections1and2ofthis
151151 32section.Alternatively,inlieuofcarryoverofunusedearnedpaidsicktimefromoneyearto
152152 33thenext,anemployermaypayanemployeeforunusedearnedpaidsicktimeattheendofa
153153 34yearwhichcouldbecarriedoverandprovidetheemployeewithanamountofpaidsicktime
154154 35thatmeetsorexceedstherequirementsofsections290.600through290.642thatisavailable
155155 36fortheemployee'simmediateuseatthebeginningofthesubsequentyear;
156156 37 (4)Ifanemployeeistransferredtoaseparatedivision,entity,orlocation,butremains
157157 38employedbythesameemployer,theemployeeisentitledtoallearnedpaidsicktimeaccrued
158158 39atthepriordivision,entity,orlocationandisentitledtouseallearnedpaidsicktimeas
159159 40providedinthissection.Whenthereisaseparationfromemploymentandtheemployeeis
160160 41rehiredwithinninemonthsofseparationbythesameemployer,previouslyaccruedearned
161161 42paidsicktimethathadnotbeenusedshallbereinstated.Further,theemployeeshallbe
162162 43entitledtouseaccruedearnedpaidsicktimeandaccrueadditionalearnedpaidsicktimeatthe
163163 44recommencementofemployment;
164164 45 (5)Whenadifferentemployersucceedsortakestheplaceofanexistingemployer,all
165165 46employeesoftheoriginalemployerwhoremainemployedbythesuccessoremployerare
166166 47entitledtoallearnedpaidsicktimetheyaccruedwhenemployedbytheoriginalemployer,
167167 48andareentitledtouseearnedpaidsicktimepreviouslyaccrued;
168168 49 (6)Atitsdiscretion,anemployermayloanearnedpaidsicktimetoanemployeein
169169 50advanceofaccrualbysuchemployee.
170170 51 5.Anyemployerwithapaidleavepolicy,suchasapaidtimeoffpolicy,whomakes
171171 52availableanamountofpaidleavesufficienttomeettheaccrualrequirementsofthissection
172172 53thatmaybeusedforthesamepurposesandunderthesameconditionsasearnedpaidsick
173173 54timeundersections290.600through290.642isnotrequiredtoprovideadditionalpaidsick
174174 55timeunderthissection.
175175 56 6.Exceptasspecificallyprovidedinthissection,nothinginthissectionshallbe
176176 57construedasrequiringfinancialorotherreimbursementtoanemployeefromanemployer
177177 HB555 5 58upontheemployee'stermination,resignation,retirement,orotherseparationfrom
178178 59employmentforaccruedearnedpaidsicktimethathasnotbeenused.
179179 60 7.EmployeesshallnotaccrueearnedpaidsicktimebeforeMay1,2025.Employees
180180 61whoareemployedorwhocommenceemploymentonorafterMay1,2025shallaccrue
181181 62earnedpaidsicktimeandbeentitledtouseearnedpaidsicktimeasitisaccruedin
182182 63accordancewithsections290.600through290.642.Thedepartmentmaydevelopmodel
183183 64postersandnotices,engageinrulemaking,initiateoutreachprograms,andengageinother
184184 65activitiesforimplementationoftheprovisionsofsections290.600through290.642as
185185 66authorizedbythosesectionsbeforeMay1,2025.
186186 290.612.1.Employersshallgiveemployeesawrittennoticeaboutearnedpaidsick
187187 2timewithinfourteencalendardaysofthecommencementofemploymentoronApril15,
188188 32025,whicheverislater,whichmustincludethefollowinginformation:(1)beginningMay
189189 41,2025,employeesaccrueandareentitledtoearnedpaidsicktimeattherateofonehourof
190190 5earnedpaidsicktimeforeverythirty-two hoursofwork,andmayuseearnedpaidsicktime,
191191 6subjecttothelimitsandtermsundersections290.600through290.642ofMissourilaw,(2)it
192192 7isprohibitedforanemployertotakeretaliatorypersonnelactionagainstemployeeswho
193193 8requestoruseearnedpaidsicktimeasallowedbylaw,(3)eachemployeehastherightto
194194 9bringacivilactionifearnedpaidsicktimeasrequiredbysections290.600through290.642
195195 10isdeniedbytheemployerortheemployeeissubjectedtoretaliatorypersonnelactionbythe
196196 11employerforexercisingtheemployee'srightsundersections290.600through290.642;and,
197197 12(4)thecontactinformationforthedepartment.Noticeshallbeprovidedbytheemployerto
198198 13theemployeeonasinglepieceofpaper,atleast8.5x11,innolessthan14-pointfont.
199199 14 2.BeginningApril15,2025,employersshalldisplayaposterthatcontainsthe
200200 15informationrequiredinsubsection1ofthissectioninaconspicuousandaccessibleplacein
201201 16eachestablishmentwheresuchemployeesareemployed,providedthatsuchposterhasbeen
202202 17madeavailablebythedepartment.
203203 18 3.Thedepartmentmaycreateandmakeavailabletoemployers,modelnoticesand
204204 19postersthatcontaintheinformationrequiredundersubsection1ofthissectionforemployers'
205205 20useincomplyingwithsubsections1and2ofthissection.Nothinginthissubsectionshallbe
206206 21interpretedorapplied,eitherexpresslyorthroughpracticalnecessity,torequirethe
207207 22departmenttocreateormakeavailablenoticesorpostersifitrequirestheappropriationof
208208 23fundstocoverthecostsofsuchacts.
209209 SectionB.Therepealandreenactmentofsection290.230ofthisactshallbecome
210210 2effectiveonJanuary1,2026.
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