FIRSTREGULARSESSION
HOUSEBILLNO.758
103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVECATON.
0785H.01I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Torepealsections290.502and290.600,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereoftwonewsections
relatingtoemployeecompensation.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Sections290.502and290.600,RSMo,arerepealedandtwonewsections
2enactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections290.502and290.600,toreadasfollows:
290.502.1.Exceptasmaybeotherwiseprovidedpursuanttosections290.500to
2290.530,effectiveJanuary1,2007,everyemployershallpaytoeachemployeewagesatthe
3rateof$6.50perhour,orwagesatthesamerateorratessetundertheprovisionsoffederal
4lawastheprevailingfederalminimumwageapplicabletothosecoveredjobsininterstate
5commerce,whicheverrateperhourishigher.
6 2.[TheminimumwageshallbeincreasedordecreasedonJanuary1,2008,andon
7January1ofsuccessiveyears,bytheincreaseordecreaseinthecostofliving.OnSeptember
830,2007,andoneachSeptember30ofeachsuccessiveyear,thedirectorshallmeasurethe
9increaseordecreaseinthecostoflivingbythepercentageincreaseordecreaseasofthe
10precedingJulyoverthelevelasofJulyoftheimmediatelyprecedingyearoftheConsumer
11PriceIndexforUrbanWageEarnersandClericalWorkers(CPI-W)orsuccessorindexas
12publishedbytheU.S.DepartmentofLabororitssuccessoragency,withtheamountofthe
13minimumwageincreaseordecreaseroundedtothenearestfivecents.
14 3.]Exceptasmaybeotherwiseprovidedpursuanttosections290.500to290.530and
15undersubdivision(2)ofthissubsection, andnotwithstandingsubsection1ofthissection,
16effectiveJanuary1,2025,everyemployershallpaytoeachemployeewagesattherateofnot
17lessthan$13.75perhour,orwagesatthesamerateorratessetundertheprovisionsoffederal
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18lawastheprevailingfederalminimumwageapplicabletothosecoveredjobsininterstate
19commerce,whicheverrateperhourishigher.Thereafter,theminimumwageestablishedby
20thissubsectionshallbeincreasedby$1.25perhour,to$15.00perhour,effectiveJanuary1,
212026.[Thereafter,theminimumwageestablishedbythissubsectionshallbeincreasedor
22decreasedonJanuary1,2027,andonJanuary1ofsuccessiveyears,perthemethodsetforth
23insubsection2ofthissection.] Ifatanytimethefederalminimumwagerateisaboveoris
24thereafterincreasedabovetheminimumwagethenineffectunderthissubsection,[the
25minimumwagerequiredbythissubsectionshallcontinuetobeincreasedpursuanttothis
26subsection,but]thehigherfederalrateshallimmediatelybecometheminimumwagerequired
27bythissubsection[andshallbeincreasedordecreasedperthemethodsetforthinsubsection
282]forsolongasitremainshigherthanthestateminimumwagerequired[andincreased]
29pursuanttothissubsection.
30 3.(1)Exceptwhereotherwiserequiredbyfederallaw,beginningonandafter
31theeffectivedateofthissection,thestateminimumwageunderthissectionshallnot
32applytoanyemployeewhoisundertwentyyearsofage,notwithstandinganyother
33exemptions,lowerwagerates,prevailingwagerates,orotherexceptionsorpreemptions
34ofthestateminimumwagelawthatareallowedunderthischapter,generallaw,or
35federallaw.
36 (2)Employersemployingemployeesundertwentyyearsofagewhoareexempt
37underthissubdivisionshallstillbesubjecttotheremainingapplicableprovisionsof
38sections290.500to290.530.
39 (3)Theexemptionprovidedunderthissubdivisionshallapplyonlyto
40employmentcompensationpaidoraccruedonoraftertheeffectivedateofthis
41sectionandshallnotberetroactiveineffect.
42 4.Forpurposesofthissection,theterm"publicemployer"meansanemployerthatis
43thestateorapoliticalsubdivisionofthestate,includingadepartment,agency,officer,bureau,
44division,board,commission,orinstrumentalityofthestate,oracity,county,town,village,
45schooldistrict,orotherpoliticalsubdivisionofthestate.[Subsection3ofthissection]
46Beginningontheeffectivedateofthissection,theprovisionsofthissectionshall[not]
47applytoapublicemployerwithrespecttoitsemployees.[Anypublicemployerthatis
48subjecttosubsections1and2ofthissectionshallcontinuetobesubjecttothosesubsections.]
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
HB758 2 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;
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
34volumesalesmadeorbusinessdone[is]inthepriorcalendaryearwaslessthan[five
35hundredthousand] tenmilliondollars;
36 (k)Anyindividualwhoisanoffender,asdefinedinsection217.010,whois
37incarceratedinanycorrectionalfacilityoperatedbythedepartmentofcorrections,including
38offenderswhoprovidelabororservicesonthegroundsofsuchcorrectionalfacilitypursuant
39tosection217.550;or,
40 (l)Anyindividualdescribedbytheprovisionsofsection29U.S.C.213(a)(8);
41 (6)"Employer",anypersonactingdirectlyorindirectlyintheinterestofanemployer
42inrelationtoanemployee;provided,however,thatforthepurposesofsections290.600
43through290.642"employer"doesnotincludetheUnitedStatesgovernment,thestate,ora
HB758 3 44politicalsubdivisionofthestate,includingadepartment,agency,officer,bureau,division,
45board,commission,orinstrumentalityofthestate,oracity,county,town,village,school
46district,publichighereducationinstitution,orotherpoliticalsubdivisionofthestate;
47 (7)"Familymember",anyofthefollowingindividuals:
48 (a)Regardlessofage,abiological,adoptedorfosterchild,stepchildorlegalward,a
49childofadomesticpartner,achildtowhomtheemployeestandsinlocoparentis,oran
50individualtowhomtheemployeestoodinlocoparentiswhentheindividualwasaminor;
51 (b)Abiological,foster,stepparentoradoptiveparentorlegalguardianofan
52employeeoranemployee'sspouseordomesticpartneroranindividualwhostoodinloco
53parentiswhentheemployeeoremployee'sspouseordomesticpartnerwasaminorchild;
54 (c)Anindividualtowhomtheemployeeislegallymarriedunderthelawsofany
55state,oradomesticpartnerwhoisregisteredassuchunderthelawsofanystateorpolitical
56subdivision,oranindividualwithwhomtheemployeeisinacontinuingsocialrelationshipof
57aromanticorintimatenature;
58 (d)Agrandparent,grandchild,orsibling(whetherofabiological,foster,adoptiveor
59steprelationship)oftheemployeeortheemployee'sspouseordomesticpartner;or
60 (e)Apersonforwhomtheemployeeisresponsibleforprovidingorarranginghealth
61orsafety-relatedcare,includingbutnotlimitedtohelpingthatindividualobtaindiagnostic,
62preventative,routine,ortherapeutichealthtreatmentorensuringthepersonissafefollowing
63domesticviolence,sexualassault,orstalking;
64 (8)"Healthcareprofessional",anyindividuallicensedunderfederaloranystatelaw
65toprovidemedicaloremergencyservices,includingbutnotlimitedtodoctors,nurses,
66certifiednursemidwives,mentalhealthprofessionals,andemergencyroompersonnel;
67 (9)"Person",anyindividual,partnership,association,corporation,business,business
68trust,legalrepresentative,oranyorganizedgroupofpersons;
69 (10)"Retaliatorypersonnelaction",denialofanyrightguaranteedundersections
70290.600through290.642,oranythreat,discharge,suspension,demotion,reductionofhours,
71oranyotheradverseactionagainstanemployeefortheexerciseofanyrightguaranteed
72herein."Retaliatorypersonnelaction"shallalsoincludeinterferencewithorpunishmentfor
73inanymannerparticipatinginorassistinganinvestigation,proceeding,orhearingunder
74sections290.600through290.642;
75 (11)"Samehourlyrate",meansthefollowing:
76 (a)Foremployeespaidonthebasisofasinglehourlyrate,thesamehourlyrateshall
77betheemployee'sregularhourlyrate;
78 (b)Foremployeeswhoarepaidmultiplehourlyratesofpayfromthesameemployer,
79thesamehourlyrateshallbeeither:
HB758 4 80 a.Thewagestheemployeewouldhavebeenpaidforthehoursabsentduringuseof
81earnedpaidsicktimeiftheemployeehadworked;or,
82 b.Theweightedaverageofallhourlyratesofpayduringthepreviouspayperiod.
83
84Whatevermethodtheemployeruses,theemployermustuseaconsistentmethodforeach
85employeethroughoutayear;
86 (c)Foremployeeswhoarepaidasalary,thesamehourlyrateshallbedeterminedby
87dividingthewagestheemployeeearnsinthepreviouspayperiodbythetotalnumberof
88hoursworkedduringthepreviouspayperiod.Fordeterminingtotalnumberofhoursworked
89duringthepreviouspayperiod,employeeswhoareexemptfromovertimerequirementsunder
9029U.S.C.§213(a)(1),theFairLaborStandardsAct,shallbeassumedtoworkfortyhoursin
91eachworkweekunlesstheirnormalworkweekislessthanfortyhours,inwhichcaseearned
92paidsicktimeshallaccrueandthesamehourlyrateshallbecalculatedbasedonthe
93employee'snormalworkweek.Regardlessofthebasisused,thesamehourlyrateshallnotbe
94lessthantheeffectiveminimumwagespecifiedinsection290.502;
95 (d)Foremployeespaidonapiecerateorafee-for-servicebasis,thesamehourlyrate
96shallbeareasonablecalculationofthewagesorfeestheemployeewouldhavereceivedfor
97thepiecework,service,orpartthereof,iftheemployeehadworked.Regardlessofthebasis
98used,thesamehourlyrateshallnotbelessthantheeffectiveminimumwagespecifiedin
99section290.502;
100 (e)Foremployeeswhoarepaidonacommissionbasis(whetherbasewageplus
101commissionorcommissiononly),thesamehourlyrateshallbethegreaterofthebasewage
102ortheeffectiveminimumwagespecifiedinsection290.502;
103 (f)Foremployeeswhoreceiveandretaincompensationintheformofgratuitiesin
104additiontowages,thesamehourlyrateshallbethegreateroftheemployee'sregularhourly
105rateoronehundredpercentoftheeffectiveminimumwagespecifiedinsection290.502
106withoutdeductionofanytipsasacredit;
107 (12)"Sexualassault",assuchtermisdefinedinsection455.010;
108 (13)"Stalking",assuchtermisdefinedinsection455.010;
109 (14)"Year",aregularandconsecutivetwelve-monthperiodasdeterminedbythe
110employer;exceptthatforthepurposesofsection290.615andsection290.627,"year"shall
111meanacalendaryear.
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