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33 ANACT
4-Torepealsections290.500,290.502,290.528,and
5-290.600,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereoffournew
4+Torepealsections290.502,290.600,290.603,290.606,
5+and290.612,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereoffivenew
66 sectionsrelatingtoemployeecompensation.
77 BEITENACTEDBYTHEGENERALASSEMBLYOFTHESTATEOFMISSOURI,AS
88 FOLLOWS:
9-SectionA.Sections290.500,290.502,290.528,and290.600,
10-2 RSMo,arerepealedandfournewsectionsenactedinlieuthereof,
11-3 tobeknownassections290.500,290.502,290.528,and290.600,to
12-4 readasfollows:
13-290.500.Asusedinsections290.500to290.530,the
14-2 followingwordsandphrasesmean:
15-3 (1)"Agriculture",farmingandallitsbranchesincluding,
16-4 butnotlimitedto,thecultivationandtillageofthesoil,
17-5 dairying,theproduction,cultivation,growingandharvestingof
18-6 anyagriculturalcommodities,theraisingoflivestock,fishand
19-7 othermarinelife,bees,fur-bearinganimalsorpoultryandany
20-8 practicesperformedbyafarmeroronafarmasanincidenttoorin
21-9 conjunctionwithfarmingoperations,includingpreparationfor
22-10 market,deliverytostorageortomarketortocarriersfor
23-11 transportationtomarket;
24-12 (2)"Director",thedirectorofthedepartmentoflaborand
25-13 industrialrelationsorhisauthorizedrepresentative;
26-14 (3)"Employee",anyindividualemployedbyanemployer,
27-15 exceptthattheterm"employee"shallnotinclude:
28-16 (a)Anyindividualemployedinabonafideexecutive,
29-1 17 administrative, orprofessionalcapacity;
30-18 (b)Anyindividualengagedintheactivitiesofan
31-19 educational,charitable,religious,ornonprofitorganization
32-20 wheretheemployer-employee relationshipdoesnot,infact,exist
33-21 orwheretheservicesrenderedtotheorganizationareona
34-22 voluntarybasis;
35-23 (c)Anyindividualstandinginlocoparentistofoster
36-24 childrenintheircare;
37-25 (d)Anyindividualemployedforlessthanfourmonthsinany
38-26 yearinaresidentordaycampforchildrenoryouth,orany
39-27 individualemployedbyaneducationalconferencecenteroperated
40-28 byaneducational,charitableornot-for-profitorganization;
41-29 (e)Anyindividualengagedintheactivitiesofan
42-30 educationalorganizationwhereemploymentbytheorganizationis
43-31 inlieuoftherequirementthattheindividualpaythecostof
44-32 tuition,housingorothereducationalfeesoftheorganizationor
45-33 whereearningsoftheindividualemployedbytheorganizationare
46-34 creditedtowardthepaymentofthecostoftuition,housingor
47-35 othereducationalfeesoftheorganization;
48-36 (f)Anyindividualemployedonoraboutaprivateresidence
49-37 onanoccasionalbasisforsixhoursorlessoneachoccasion;
50-38 (g)Anyhandicappedpersonemployedinashelteredworkshop,
51-39 certifiedbythedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducation;
52-40 (h)Anypersonemployedonacasualbasistoprovidebaby-
53-41 sittingservices;
54-42 (i)Anyindividualemployedbyanemployersubjecttothe
55-43 provisionsofpartAofsubtitleIVoftitle49,UnitedStates
56-2 44 Code,49U.S.C.§§10101etseq.;
57-45 (j)Anyindividualemployedonacasualorintermittentbasis
58-46 asagolfcaddy,newsboy,orinasimilaroccupation;
59-47 (k)Anyindividualwhoseearningsarederivedinwholeorin
60-48 partfromsalescommissionsandwhosehoursandplacesof
61-49 employmentarenotsubstantiallycontrolledbytheemployer;
62-50 (l)[Anyindividualwhoisemployedinanygovernment
63-51 positiondefinedin29U.S.C.§§203(e)(2)(C)(i)-(ii);
64-52 (m)] Anyindividualemployedbyaretailorservicebusiness
65-53 whoseannualgrossvolumesalesmadeorbusinessdoneislessthan
66-54 fivehundredthousanddollars;
67-55 [(n)] (m)Anyindividualwhoisanoffender,asdefinedin
68-56 section217.010,whoisincarceratedinanycorrectionalfacility
69-57 operatedbythedepartmentofcorrections,includingoffenderswho
70-58 providelabororservicesonthegroundsofsuchcorrectional
71-59 facilitypursuanttosection217.550;
72-60 [(o)] (n)Anyindividualdescribedbytheprovisionsof
73-61 section29U.S.C.213(a)(8);
74-62 (4)"Employer",anypersonactingdirectlyorindirectlyin
75-63 theinterestofanemployerinrelationtoanemployee;
76-64 (5)"Learnerandapprentice",anyindividualunder20years
77-65 ofagewhohasnotcompletedtherequiredtrainingforaparticular
78-66 job.Innoeventshalltheindividualbedeemedalearneror
79-67 apprenticeintheoccupationafterthreemonthsoftrainingexcept
80-68 wherethedirectorfinds,afterinvestigation,thatforthe
81-69 particularoccupationaminimumofproficiencycannotbeacquired
82-70 inthreemonths.Innocaseshallapersonbedeclaredtobea
83-3 71 learnerorapprenticeaftersixmonthsoftrainingforaparticular
84-72 employerorjob.Employeesofanamusementorrecreationbusiness
85-73 thatmeetsthecriteriasetoutin29U.S.C.§213(a)(3)maybe
86-74 deemedalearnerorapprenticeforninetyworkingdays.No
87-75 individualshallbedeemedalearnerorapprenticesolelyforthe
88-76 purposeofevadingtheprovisionsofsections290.500to290.530;
89-77 (6)"Occupation",anyoccupation,service,trade,business,
90-78 industry,orbranchorgroupofindustriesoremploymentorclass
91-79 ofemploymentinwhichindividualsaregainfullyemployed;
92-80 (7)"Wage",compensationduetoanemployeebyreasonofhis
93-81 employment,payableinlegaltenderoftheUnitedStatesorchecks
94-82 onbanksconvertibleintocashondemandatfullfacevalue;
95-83 (8)"Person",anyindividual,partnership,association,
96-84 corporation,business,businesstrust,legalrepresentative, or
97-85 anyorganizedgroupofpersons;
98-86 (9)"Man-day",anydayduringwhichanemployeeperformsany
99-87 agriculturallaborfornotlessthanonehour.
9+SectionA.Sections290.502,290.600,290.603,290.606,and
10+2 290.612,RSMo,arerepealedandfivenewsectionsenactedinlieu
11+3 thereof,tobeknownassections290.502,290.600,290.603,
12+4 290.606,and290.612,toreadasfollows:
10013 290.502.1.Exceptasmaybeotherwiseprovidedpursuantto
10114 2 sections290.500to290.530,effectiveJanuary1,2007,every
10215 3 employershallpaytoeachemployeewagesattherateof$6.50per
10316 4 hour,orwagesatthesamerateorratessetundertheprovisions
10417 5 offederallawastheprevailingfederalminimumwageapplicableto
10518 6 thosecoveredjobsininterstatecommerce,whicheverrateperhour
10619 7 ishigher.
10720 8 2.Theminimumwageshallbeincreasedordecreasedon
10821 9 January1,2008,andonJanuary1ofsuccessiveyears,bythe
10922 10 increaseordecreaseinthecostofliving.OnSeptember30,2007,
110-4 11 andoneachSeptember30ofeachsuccessiveyear,thedirector
23+11 andoneachSeptember30ofeachsuccessiveyear,thedirector
11124 12 shallmeasuretheincreaseordecreaseinthecostoflivingbythe
11225 13 percentageincreaseordecreaseasoftheprecedingJulyoverthe
11326 14 levelasofJulyoftheimmediatelyprecedingyearoftheConsumer
11427 15 PriceIndexforUrbanWageEarnersandClericalWorkers(CPI-W)or
11528 16 successorindexaspublishedbytheU.S.DepartmentofLabororits
116-17 successoragency,withtheamountoftheminimumwageincreaseor
29+1 17 successoragency,withtheamountoftheminimumwageincreaseor
11730 18 decreaseroundedtothenearestfivecents.
11831 19 3.Exceptasmaybeotherwiseprovidedpursuanttosections
11932 20 290.500to290.530,andnotwithstanding subsection1ofthis
12033 21 section,effectiveJanuary1,2025,everyemployershallpayto
12134 22 eachemployeewagesattherateofnotlessthan$13.75perhour,
12235 23 orwagesatthesamerateorratessetundertheprovisionsof
12336 24 federallawastheprevailingfederalminimumwageapplicableto
12437 25 thosecoveredjobsininterstatecommerce,whicheverrateperhour
12538 26 ishigher.Thereafter,theminimumwageestablishedbythis
12639 27 subsectionshallbeincreasedby$1.25perhour,to$15.00per
12740 28 hour,effectiveJanuary1,2026.Thereafter,theminimumwage
12841 29 establishedbythissubsectionshallbeincreasedordecreasedon
12942 30 January1,2027,andonJanuary1ofsuccessiveyears,perthe
13043 31 methodsetforthinsubsection2ofthissection.Ifatanytime
13144 32 thefederalminimumwagerateisaboveoristhereafterincreased
13245 33 abovetheminimumwagethenineffectunderthissubsection,the
13346 34 minimumwagerequiredbythissubsectionshallcontinuetobe
13447 35 increasedpursuanttothissubsection,butthehigherfederalrate
13548 36 shallimmediatelybecometheminimumwagerequiredbythis
13649 37 subsectionandshallbeincreasedordecreasedperthemethodset
137-5 38 forthinsubsection2forsolongasitremainshigherthanthe
50+38 forthinsubsection2forsolongasitremainshigherthanthe
13851 39 stateminimumwagerequiredandincreasedpursuanttothis
13952 40 subsection.
14053 41 4.Forpurposesofthissection,theterm"publicemployer"
14154 42 meansanemployerthatisthestateorapoliticalsubdivisionof
14255 43 thestate,includingadepartment,agency,officer,bureau,
143-44 division,board,commission,orinstrumentality ofthestate,ora
56+2 44 division,board,commission,orinstrumentality ofthestate,ora
14457 45 city,county,town,village,schooldistrict,orotherpolitical
14558 46 subdivisionofthestate.[Subsection 3ofthissection] Beginning
146-47 onAugust28,2025,theprovisionsofthissectionshall[not]
147-48 applytoapublicemployerwithrespecttoitsemployees. [Any
148-49 publicemployerthatissubjecttosubsections1and2ofthis
149-50 sectionshallcontinuetobesubjecttothosesubsections.]
150-290.528.1.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingterms
151-2 shallmean:
152-3 (1)"Employee",anindividualemployedinthisstatebyan
153-4 employer;
154-5 (2)"Employer",anyindividual,soleproprietorship,
155-6 partnership,limitedliabilitycompany,corporation,oranyother
156-7 entitythatislegallydoingbusinessinthisstate[; exceptthat,
157-8 theterm"employer"shallnotincludeanypublicemployer,as
158-9 definedinsection285.525];
159-10 (3)"Employmentbenefits",anythingofvaluethatan
160-11 employeemayreceivefromanemployerinadditiontowagesand
161-12 salary.Thetermincludes,butisnotlimitedto,health,
162-13 disability,retirement,profit-sharing, anddeathbenefits;group
163-14 accidentaldeathanddismembermentbenefits;paidorunpaiddays
164-6 15 offfromworkforholidays,sickleave,vacation,andpersonal
165-16 necessity;andtermsofemployment,attendance,orleavepolicies;
166-17 (4)"Politicalsubdivision",anymunicipality,special
167-18 district,localgovernmentalbody,county,city,town,orvillage.
168-19 2.Notwithstanding anyotherprovisionsoflawtothe
169-20 contrary,nopoliticalsubdivisionshallestablish,mandate,or
170-21 otherwiserequireanemployertoprovidetoanemployee:
171-22 (1)Aminimumorlivingwagerate;or
172-23 (2)Employmentbenefits;
173-24
174-25 thatexceedstatelaws,rules,orregulations. Sections290.500to
175-26 290.530shallpreemptandnullifyallpoliticalsubdivision
176-27 ordinances,rules,andregulationscurrentlyineffectorlater
177-28 enactedrelatingtotheestablishmentorenforcementofaminimum
178-29 orlivingwageortheprovisionofemploymentbenefitsthatexceed
179-30 statelaws,rules,orregulations.
59+47 ontheeffectivedateofthissection,theprovisionsofthis
60+48 sectionshall[not] applytoapublicemployerwithrespecttoits
61+49 employees. [Anypublicemployerthatissubjecttosubsections1
62+50 and2ofthissectionshallcontinuetobesubjecttothose
63+51 subsections.]
18064 290.600.Asusedinsections290.600through290.642:
18165 2 (1)"Department",departmentoflaborandindustrial
18266 3 relations;
18367 4 (2)"Director",directorofthedepartmentoflaborand
18468 5 industrialrelations;
18569 6 (3)"Domesticviolence",assuchtermisdefinedinsection
18670 7 455.010;
18771 8 (4)"Earnedpaidsicktime",timethatiscompensatedatthe
18872 9 samehourlyrateandwiththesamebenefits,includinghealthcare
18973 10 benefits,astheemployeenormallyearnsduringhoursworkedandis
19074 11 providedbyanemployertoanemployeeforthepurposesdescribed
191-7 12 insection290.606,butinnocaseshallthishourlyamountbeless
75+12 insection290.606,butinnocaseshallthishourlyamountbeless
19276 13 thanthatprovidedundersection290.502;
19377 14 (5)"Employee",anyindividualemployedinthisstatebyan
19478 15 employer,butdoesnotinclude:
19579 16 (a)Anyindividualengagedintheactivitiesofan
19680 17 educational,charitable,religious,ornonprofitorganization
19781 18 wheretheemployer-employee relationshipdoesnot,infact,exist
19882 19 orwheretheservicesrenderedtotheorganizationareona
199-20 voluntarybasis;
83+3 20 voluntarybasis;
20084 21 (b)Anyindividualstandinginlocoparentistofoster
20185 22 childrenintheircare;
20286 23 (c)Anyindividualemployedforlessthanfourmonthsinany
20387 24 yearinaresidentordaycampforchildrenoryouth,orany
20488 25 individualemployedbyaneducationalconferencecenteroperated
20589 26 byaneducational,charitableornot-for-profitorganization;
20690 27 (d)Anyindividualengagedintheactivitiesofan
20791 28 educationalorganizationwhereemploymentbytheorganizationis
20892 29 inlieuoftherequirementthattheindividualpaythecostof
20993 30 tuition,housingorothereducationalfeesoftheorganizationor
21094 31 whereearningsoftheindividualemployedbytheorganizationare
21195 32 creditedtowardthepaymentofthecostoftuition,housingor
21296 33 othereducationalfeesoftheorganization;
21397 34 (e)Anyindividualemployedonoraboutaprivateresidence
21498 35 onanoccasionalbasisforsixhoursorlessoneachoccasion;
21599 36 (f)Anyindividualemployedonacasualbasistoprovide
216100 37 baby-sittingservices;
217101 38 (g)Anyindividualemployedbyanemployersubjecttothe
218-8 39 provisionsofPartAofSubtitleIVofTitle49,UnitedStates
102+39 provisionsofPartAofSubtitleIVofTitle49,UnitedStates
219103 40 Code,49U.S.C.§§10101etseq.;
220104 41 (h)Anyindividualemployedonacasualorintermittentbasis
221105 42 asagolfcaddy,newsboy,orinasimilaroccupation;
222-43 (i)[Anyindividualwhoisemployedinanygovernment
223-44 positiondefinedin29U.S.C.§§203(e)(2)(C)(i)-(ii);
224-45 (j)] Anyindividualemployedbyaretailorservicebusiness
106+43 (i)Anyindividualwhoisemployedinanygovernmentposition
107+44 definedin29U.S.C.§§203(e)(2)(C)(i)-(ii);
108+45 (j)Anyindividualemployedbyaretailorservicebusiness
225109 46 whoseannualgrossvolumesalesmadeorbusinessdoneislessthan
226-47 fivehundredthousanddollars;
227-48 [(k)] (j)Anyindividualwhoisanoffender,asdefinedin
228-49 section217.010,whoisincarceratedinanycorrectionalfacility
229-50 operatedbythedepartmentofcorrections,includingoffenderswho
230-51 providelabororservicesonthegroundsofsuchcorrectional
231-52 facilitypursuanttosection217.550;or,
232-53 [(l)] (k)Anyindividualdescribedbytheprovisionsof
233-54 section29U.S.C.213(a)(8);
234-55 (6)"Employer",anypersonactingdirectlyorindirectlyin
235-56 theinterestofanemployerinrelationtoanemployee[; provided,
236-57 however,thatforthepurposesofsections290.600through290.642
237-58 "employer"doesnotincludetheUnitedStatesgovernment,the
238-59 state,orapoliticalsubdivisionofthestate,includinga
239-60 department,agency,officer,bureau,division,board,commission,
240-61 orinstrumentality ofthestate,oracity,county,town,village,
241-62 schooldistrict,publichighereducationinstitution,orother
242-63 politicalsubdivisionofthestate];
243-64 (7)"Familymember",anyofthefollowingindividuals:
244-65 (a)Regardlessofage,abiological,adoptedorfosterchild,
245-9 66 stepchildorlegalward,achildofadomesticpartner,achildto
246-67 whomtheemployeestandsinlocoparentis,oranindividualtowhom
247-68 theemployeestoodinlocoparentiswhentheindividualwasa
248-69 minor;
249-70 (b)Abiological,foster,stepparentoradoptiveparentor
250-71 legalguardianofanemployeeoranemployee'sspouseordomestic
251-72 partneroranindividualwhostoodinlocoparentiswhenthe
252-73 employeeoremployee'sspouseordomesticpartnerwasaminor
253-74 child;
254-75 (c)Anindividualtowhomtheemployeeislegallymarried
255-76 underthelawsofanystate,oradomesticpartnerwhois
256-77 registeredassuchunderthelawsofanystateorpolitical
257-78 subdivision,oranindividualwithwhomtheemployeeisina
258-79 continuingsocialrelationshipofaromanticorintimatenature;
259-80 (d)Agrandparent,grandchild,orsibling(whetherofa
260-81 biological,foster,adoptiveorsteprelationship)oftheemployee
261-82 ortheemployee'sspouseordomesticpartner;or
262-83 (e)Apersonforwhomtheemployeeisresponsiblefor
263-84 providingorarranginghealthorsafety-relatedcare,including
264-85 butnotlimitedtohelpingthatindividualobtaindiagnostic,
265-86 preventative,routine,ortherapeutichealthtreatmentorensuring
266-87 thepersonissafefollowingdomesticviolence,sexualassault,or
267-88 stalking;
268-89 (8)"Healthcareprofessional",anyindividuallicensed
269-90 underfederaloranystatelawtoprovidemedicaloremergency
270-91 services,includingbutnotlimitedtodoctors,nurses,certified
271-92 nursemidwives,mentalhealthprofessionals,andemergencyroom
272-10 93 personnel;
273-94 (9)"Person",anyindividual,partnership,association,
274-95 corporation,business,businesstrust,legalrepresentative, or
275-96 anyorganizedgroupofpersons;
276-97 (10)"Retaliatorypersonnelaction",denialofanyright
277-98 guaranteedundersections290.600through290.642,oranythreat,
278-99 discharge,suspension,demotion,reductionofhours,oranyother
279-100 adverseactionagainstanemployeefortheexerciseofanyright
280-101 guaranteedherein."Retaliatorypersonnelaction"shallalso
281-102 includeinterferencewithorpunishmentforinanymanner
282-103 participatinginorassistinganinvestigation,proceeding,or
283-104 hearingundersections290.600through290.642;
284-105 (11)"Samehourlyrate",meansthefollowing:
285-106 (a)Foremployeespaidonthebasisofasinglehourlyrate,
286-107 thesamehourlyrateshallbetheemployee'sregularhourlyrate;
287-108 (b)Foremployeeswhoarepaidmultiplehourlyratesofpay
288-109 fromthesameemployer,thesamehourlyrateshallbeeither:
289-110 a.Thewagestheemployeewouldhavebeenpaidforthehours
290-111 absentduringuseofearnedpaidsicktimeiftheemployeehad
291-112 worked;or,
292-113 b.Theweightedaverageofallhourlyratesofpayduringthe
293-114 previouspayperiod.
294-115
295-116 Whatevermethodtheemployeruses,theemployermustusea
296-117 consistentmethodforeachemployeethroughoutayear;
297-118 (c)Foremployeeswhoarepaidasalary,thesamehourlyrate
298-119 shallbedeterminedbydividingthewagestheemployeeearnsinthe
299-11 120 previouspayperiodbythetotalnumberofhoursworkedduringthe
300-121 previouspayperiod.Fordeterminingtotalnumberofhoursworked
301-122 duringthepreviouspayperiod,employeeswhoareexemptfrom
302-123 overtimerequirementsunder29U.S.C.§213(a)(1),theFairLabor
303-124 StandardsAct,shallbeassumedtoworkfortyhoursineachwork
304-125 weekunlesstheirnormalworkweekislessthanfortyhours,in
305-126 whichcaseearnedpaidsicktimeshallaccrueandthesamehourly
306-127 rateshallbecalculatedbasedontheemployee'snormalworkweek.
307-128 Regardlessofthebasisused,thesamehourlyrateshallnotbe
308-129 lessthantheeffectiveminimumwagespecifiedinsection290.502;
309-130 (d)Foremployeespaidonapiecerateorafee-for-service
310-131 basis,thesamehourlyrateshallbeareasonablecalculationof
311-132 thewagesorfeestheemployeewouldhavereceivedforthepiece
312-133 work,service,orpartthereof,iftheemployeehadworked.
313-134 Regardlessofthebasisused,thesamehourlyrateshallnotbe
314-135 lessthantheeffectiveminimumwagespecifiedinsection290.502;
315-136 (e)Foremployeeswhoarepaidonacommissionbasis(whether
316-137 basewagepluscommissionorcommissiononly),thesamehourlyrate
317-138 shallbethegreaterofthebasewageortheeffectiveminimumwage
318-139 specifiedinsection290.502;
319-140 (f)Foremployeeswhoreceiveandretaincompensationinthe
320-141 formofgratuitiesinadditiontowages,thesamehourlyrateshall
321-142 bethegreateroftheemployee'sregularhourlyrateoronehundred
322-143 percentoftheeffectiveminimumwagespecifiedinsection290.502
323-144 withoutdeductionofanytipsasacredit;
324-145 (12)"Sexualassault",assuchtermisdefinedinsection
325-146 455.010;
326-12 147 (13)"Stalking",assuchtermisdefinedinsection455.010;
327-148 (14)"Year",aregularandconsecutivetwelve-monthperiod
328-149 asdeterminedbytheemployer;exceptthatforthepurposesof
329-150 section290.615andsection290.627,"year"shallmeanacalendar
330-151 year.
331-13
110+4 47 fivehundredthousanddollars;
111+48 (k)Anyindividualwhoisanoffender,asdefinedinsection
112+49 217.010,whoisincarceratedinanycorrectionalfacilityoperated
113+50 bythedepartmentofcorrections,includingoffenderswhoprovide
114+51 labororservicesonthegroundsofsuchcorrectionalfacility
115+52 pursuanttosection217.550;[or,]
116+53 (l)Anyindividualdescribedbytheprovisionsofsection29
117+54 U.S.C.213(a)(8);
118+55 (m)Anyindividualemployedbyaseasonalemployerasdefined
119+56 underthissection;
120+57 (n)Anyindividualwhoisanemployeeofanemployerengaged
121+58 intheoperationofavesselthatisdocumentedbytheUnited
122+59 Statesunder46U.S.C.Section12105;
123+60 (o)Anyindividualwhoistheowner,asdefinedundersection
124+61 301.010,andoperatorofamotorvehiclewhichisleasedor
125+62 contractedwithadrivertoafor-hiremotorcarrieroperating
126+63 withinacommercialzoneasdefinedundersection390.020or
127+64 390.041,oroperatingunderacertificateissuedbytheMissouri
128+65 departmentoftransportationorbytheUnitedStatesDepartmentof
129+66 Transportation, oranyofitssubagencies;or
130+67 (p)Anyindividualwhoisacommercialover-the-road(OTR)or
131+68 long-haultruckdriveroranindividualoverwhomtheSecretaryof
132+69 Transportationhaspowertoestablishqualificationsandmaximum
133+70 hoursofserviceundertheprovisionsof49U.S.C.Section31502;
134+71 (6)"Employer",anypersonactingdirectlyorindirectlyin
135+72 theinterestofanemployerinrelationtoanemployeeand
136+73 employingonehundredormorefull-timeemployees;provided,
137+5 74 however,thatforthepurposesofsections290.600through290.642
138+75 "employer"doesnotincludetheUnitedStatesgovernment,the
139+76 state,orapoliticalsubdivisionofthestate,includinga
140+77 department,agency,officer,bureau,division,board,commission,
141+78 orinstrumentality ofthestate,oracity,county,town,village,
142+79 schooldistrict,publichighereducationinstitution,orother
143+80 politicalsubdivisionofthestate;
144+81 (7)"Familymember",[anyofthefollowingindividuals:
145+82 (a)] regardlessofage,abiological,adoptedorfoster
146+83 child,stepchildorlegalward,achildofadomesticpartner,a
147+84 childtowhomtheemployeestandsinlocoparentis,oran
148+85 individualtowhomtheemployeestoodinlocoparentiswhenthe
149+86 individualwasaminor;
150+87 [(b) Abiological,foster,stepparentoradoptiveparentor
151+88 legalguardianofanemployeeoranemployee'sspouseordomestic
152+89 partneroranindividualwhostoodinlocoparentiswhenthe
153+90 employeeoremployee'sspouseordomesticpartnerwasaminor
154+91 child;
155+92 (c)Anindividualtowhomtheemployeeislegallymarried
156+93 underthelawsofanystate,oradomesticpartnerwhois
157+94 registeredassuchunderthelawsofanystateorpolitical
158+95 subdivision,oranindividualwithwhomtheemployeeisina
159+96 continuingsocialrelationshipofaromanticorintimatenature;
160+97 (d)Agrandparent,grandchild,orsibling(whetherofa
161+98 biological,foster,adoptiveorsteprelationship)oftheemployee
162+99 ortheemployee'sspouseordomesticpartner;or
163+100 (e)Apersonforwhomtheemployeeisresponsiblefor
164+6 101 providingorarranginghealthorsafety-relatedcare,including
165+102 butnotlimitedtohelpingthatindividualobtaindiagnostic,
166+103 preventative,routine,ortherapeutichealthtreatmentorensuring
167+104 thepersonissafefollowingdomesticviolence,sexualassault,or
168+105 stalking;]
169+106 (8)"Healthcareprofessional",anyindividuallicensed
170+107 underfederaloranystatelawtoprovidemedicaloremergency
171+108 services,includingbutnotlimitedtodoctors,nurses,certified
172+109 nursemidwives,mentalhealthprofessionals,andemergencyroom
173+110 personnel;
174+111 (9)"Person",anyindividual,partnership,association,
175+112 corporation,business,businesstrust,legalrepresentative, or
176+113 anyorganizedgroupofpersons;
177+114 (10)"Retaliatorypersonnelaction",denialofanyright
178+115 guaranteedundersections290.600through290.642,oranythreat,
179+116 discharge,suspension,demotion,reductionofhours,oranyother
180+117 adverseactionagainstanemployeefortheexerciseofanyright
181+118 guaranteedherein."Retaliatorypersonnelaction"shallalso
182+119 includeinterferencewithorpunishmentforinanymanner
183+120 participatinginorassistinganinvestigation,proceeding,or
184+121 hearingundersections290.600through290.642;
185+122 (11)"Samehourlyrate",meansthefollowing:
186+123 (a)Foremployeespaidonthebasisofasinglehourlyrate,
187+124 thesamehourlyrateshallbetheemployee'sregularhourlyrate;
188+125 (b)Foremployeeswhoarepaidmultiplehourlyratesofpay
189+126 fromthesameemployer,thesamehourlyrateshallbeeither:
190+127 a.Thewagestheemployeewouldhavebeenpaidforthehours
191+7 128 absentduringuseofearnedpaidsicktimeiftheemployeehad
192+129 worked;or,
193+130 b.Theweightedaverageofallhourlyratesofpayduringthe
194+131 previouspayperiod.
195+132
196+133 Whatevermethodtheemployeruses,theemployermustusea
197+134 consistentmethodforeachemployeethroughoutayear;
198+135 [(c) Foremployeeswhoarepaidasalary,thesamehourly
199+136 rateshallbedeterminedbydividingthewagestheemployeeearns
200+137 inthepreviouspayperiodbythetotalnumberofhoursworked
201+138 duringthepreviouspayperiod.Fordeterminingtotalnumberof
202+139 hoursworkedduringthepreviouspayperiod,employeeswhoare
203+140 exemptfromovertimerequirementsunder29U.S.C.§213(a)(1),the
204+141 FairLaborStandardsAct,shallbeassumedtoworkfortyhoursin
205+142 eachworkweekunlesstheirnormalworkweekislessthanforty
206+143 hours,inwhichcaseearnedpaidsicktimeshallaccrueandthe
207+144 samehourlyrateshallbecalculatedbasedontheemployee'snormal
208+145 workweek.Regardlessofthebasisused,thesamehourlyrate
209+146 shallnotbelessthantheeffectiveminimumwagespecifiedin
210+147 section290.502;
211+148 (d)Foremployeespaidonapiecerateorafee-for-service
212+149 basis,thesamehourlyrateshallbeareasonablecalculationof
213+150 thewagesorfeestheemployeewouldhavereceivedforthepiece
214+151 work,service,orpartthereof,iftheemployeehadworked.
215+152 Regardlessofthebasisused,thesamehourlyrateshallnotbe
216+153 lessthantheeffectiveminimumwagespecifiedinsection290.502;
217+154 (e)Foremployeeswhoarepaidonacommissionbasis(whether
218+8 155 basewagepluscommissionorcommissiononly),thesamehourlyrate
219+156 shallbethegreaterofthebasewageortheeffectiveminimumwage
220+157 specifiedinsection290.502;
221+158 (f)] (c)Foremployeeswhoreceiveandretaincompensationin
222+159 theformofgratuitiesinadditiontowages,thesamehourlyrate
223+160 shallbethegreateroftheemployee'sregularhourlyrateorone
224+161 hundredpercentoftheeffectiveminimumwagespecifiedinsection
225+162 290.502withoutdeductionofanytipsasacredit;
226+163 (12)"Seasonalemployer",anemployerwhoseoperationsand
227+164 businessaresubstantiallyallinanindustryinwhichitis
228+165 customarytooperate,becauseofclimaticconditionsorbecauseof
229+166 theseasonalnatureofsuchindustry,onlyduringaregularly
230+167 recurringseasonalperiodorperiodstotalingtwenty-sixweeksor
231+168 lessinafifty-twoweekperiod,asdeterminedbythedepartment;
232+169 (13)"Sexualassault",assuchtermisdefinedinsection
233+170 455.010;
234+171 [(13)] (14)"Stalking",assuchtermisdefinedinsection
235+172 455.010;
236+173 [(14)] (15)"Year",aregularandconsecutivetwelve-month
237+174 periodasdeterminedbytheemployer;exceptthatforthepurposes
238+175 ofsection290.615andsection290.627,"year"shallmeana
239+176 calendaryear.
240+290.603.1.[Employees ofanemployerwithfifteenormore
241+2 employeesshallaccrueaminimumofonehourofearnedpaidsick
242+3 timeforeverythirtyhoursworked,butsuchemployeesshallnotbe
243+4 entitledtousemorethanfifty-sixhoursofearnedpaidsicktime
244+5 peryear,unlesstheemployerselectsahigherlimit.
245+9 6 2.] Employeesofanemployerwith[fewerthanfifteen] one
246+7 hundredormoreemployeesshallaccrueaminimumofonehourof
247+8 earnedpaidsicktimeforevery[thirty] fortyhoursworked,but
248+9 suchemployeesshallnotbeentitledtousemorethanfortyhours
249+10 ofearnedpaidsicktimeperyear,unlesstheemployerselectsa
250+11 higherlimit.
251+12 [3.] 2.Indeterminingthenumberofemployeesofan
252+13 employer,allemployeesperformingworkinthestateforan
253+14 employerforcompensationonafull-time[, part-time,or
254+15 temporary] basisshallbecounted,tobedeterminedbythenumber
255+16 offull-timeemployeesincludedintheemployer'smostrecenttax
256+17 filingandmodifiedasprovidedherein.Insituationsinwhichthe
257+18 numberofemployeesperformingworkinthestateforanemployer
258+19 forcompensationperweekfluctuatesaboveandbelow[fifteen] one
259+20 hundredemployeesperweekoverthecourseofayear,anemployer
260+21 isrequiredtoprovideearnedpaidsicktimepursuanttosubsection
261+22 1ofthissectionifitmaintained[fifteen] onehundredormore
262+23 employeesinthestateonthepayrollforsomeportionofaworking
263+24 dayineachoftwentyormoredifferentcalendarweeks,including
264+25 anyperiodsofleave,andwhetherornottheweekswere
265+26 consecutive,ineitherthecurrentortheprecedingyear
266+27 (irrespectiveofwhetherthesameindividualswereinemployment
267+28 ineachworkingday).
268+29 [4.] 3.Allemployeesshallaccrueearnedpaidsicktimeas
269+30 follows:
270+31 (1)Earnedpaidsicktimeasprovidedinthissectionshall
271+32 begintoaccrueatthecommencementofemploymentorMay1,2025,
272+10 33 whicheverislater.Anemployeeshallbeentitledtouseearned
273+34 paidsicktimeasitisaccrued.Anemployermayprovideall
274+35 earnedpaidsicktimethatanemployeeisexpectedtoaccrueina
275+36 yearatthebeginningoftheyear;
276+37 (2)Employeeswhoareexemptfromovertimerequirements
277+38 under29U.S.C.§213(a)(1)oftheFederalFairLaborStandardsAct
278+39 willbeassumedtoworkfortyhoursineachworkweekforpurposes
279+40 ofearnedpaidsicktimeaccrualunlesstheirnormalworkweekis
280+41 lessthanfortyhours,inwhichcaseearnedpaidsicktimeaccrues
281+42 baseduponthatnormalworkweek;
282+43 (3)[Uptoeightyhoursof]Earnedpaidsicktimeshallnot
283+44 berequiredtobecarriedovertothefollowingyearifthe
284+45 employeehasanyunusedaccruedearnedpaidsicktimeattheendof
285+46 theyear[, but]. Thislawdoesnotrequireanemployertopermit
286+47 anemployeetousemorethantheapplicablenumberofhoursof
287+48 earnedpaidsicktimeperyearassetforthinsubsections1and2
288+49 ofthissection.[Alternatively, inlieuof]Anemployermayallow
289+50 carryoverofunusedearnedpaidsicktimefromoneyeartothenext
290+51 atitsdiscretion,andanemployeratitsdiscretionmaypayan
291+52 employeeforunusedearnedpaidsicktimeattheendofayear
292+53 whichcouldbecarriedoverandprovidetheemployeewithanamount
293+54 ofpaidsicktimethatmeetsorexceedstherequirementsof
294+55 sections290.600through290.642thatisavailableforthe
295+56 employee'simmediateuseatthebeginningofthesubsequentyear;
296+57 (4)Ifanemployeeistransferredtoaseparatedivision,
297+58 entity,orlocation,butremainsemployedbythesameemployer,the
298+59 employeeisentitledtoallearnedpaidsicktimeaccruedatthe
299+11 60 priordivision,entity,orlocationandisentitledtouseall
300+61 earnedpaidsicktimeasprovidedinthissection.Whenthereisa
301+62 separationfromemploymentandtheemployeeisrehiredwithinnine
302+63 monthsofseparationbythesameemployer,previouslyaccrued
303+64 earnedpaidsicktimethathadnotbeenusedshallbereinstated.
304+65 Further,theemployeeshallbeentitledtouseaccruedearnedpaid
305+66 sicktimeandaccrueadditionalearnedpaidsicktimeatthe
306+67 recommencementofemployment;
307+68 (5)Whenadifferentemployersucceedsortakestheplaceof
308+69 anexistingemployer,allemployeesoftheoriginalemployerwho
309+70 remainemployedbythesuccessoremployerareentitledtoall
310+71 earnedpaidsicktimetheyaccruedwhenemployedbytheoriginal
311+72 employer,andareentitledtouseearnedpaidsicktimepreviously
312+73 accrued;
313+74 (6)Atitsdiscretion,anemployermayloanearnedpaidsick
314+75 timetoanemployeeinadvanceofaccrualbysuchemployee.
315+76 [5.] 4.Anyemployerwithapaidleavepolicy,suchasapaid
316+77 timeoffpolicy,whomakesavailableanamountofpaidleave
317+78 sufficienttomeettheaccrualrequirementsofthissectionthat
318+79 maybeusedforthesamepurposesandunderthesameconditionsas
319+80 earnedpaidsicktimeundersections290.600through290.642isnot
320+81 requiredtoprovideadditionalpaidsicktimeunderthissection.
321+82 [6.] 5.Exceptasspecificallyprovidedinthissection,
322+83 nothinginthissectionshallbeconstruedasrequiringfinancial
323+84 orotherreimbursementtoanemployeefromanemployeruponthe
324+85 employee'stermination,resignation,retirement,orother
325+86 separationfromemploymentforaccruedearnedpaidsicktimethat
326+12 87 hasnotbeenused.
327+88 [7.] 6.Employeesshallnotaccrueearnedpaidsicktime
328+89 beforeMay1,2025.Employeeswhoareemployedorwhocommence
329+90 employmentonorafterMay1,2025shallaccrueearnedpaidsick
330+91 timeandbeentitledtouseearnedpaidsicktimeasitisaccrued
331+92 inaccordancewithsections290.600through290.642.The
332+93 departmentmaydevelopmodelpostersandnotices,engagein
333+94 rulemaking,initiateoutreachprograms,andengageinother
334+95 activitiesforimplementationoftheprovisionsofsections
335+96 290.600through290.642asauthorizedbythosesectionsbeforeMay
336+97 1,2025.
337+290.606.1.Earnedpaidsicktimeshallbeprovidedtoan
338+2 employeebyanemployerfor:
339+3 (1)Anemployee'smentalorphysicalillness,injury,or
340+4 healthcondition;anemployee'sneedformedicaldiagnosis,care,
341+5 ortreatmentofamentalorphysicalillness,injury,orhealth
342+6 condition;oranemployee'sneedfor[preventative] preventive
343+7 medicalcare;
344+8 (2)Careofafamilymemberwithamentalorphysical
345+9 illness,injury,orhealthcondition;careofafamilymemberwho
346+10 needsmedicaldiagnosis,care,ortreatmentofamentalorphysical
347+11 illness,injury,orhealthcondition;orcareofafamilymember
348+12 whoneeds[preventative] preventivemedicalcare;
349+13 (3)[Closureoftheemployee'splaceofbusinessbyorderof
350+14 apublicofficialduetoapublichealthemergency,oran
351+15 employee'sneedtocareforachildwhoseschoolorplaceofcare
352+16 hasbeenclosedbyorderofapublicofficialduetoapublic
353+13 17 healthemergency,or]Careforoneselforafamilymemberwhenit
354+18 hasbeendeterminedbythehealthauthoritieshavingjurisdiction
355+19 orbyahealthcareproviderthattheemployee'sorfamilymember's
356+20 presenceinthecommunitymayjeopardizethehealthofothers
357+21 becauseofhisorherexposuretoacommunicabledisease,whether
358+22 ornottheemployeeorfamilymemberhasactuallycontractedthe
359+23 communicabledisease;or
360+24 (4)Absencenecessaryduetodomesticviolence,sexual
361+25 assault,orstalking,providedtheleaveistoallowtheemployee
362+26 toobtainfortheemployeeortheemployee'sfamilymember:
363+27 (a)Medicalattentionneededtorecoverfromphysicalor
364+28 psychologicalinjuryordisabilitycausedbydomesticviolence,
365+29 sexualassault,orstalking;
366+30 (b)Servicesfromavictimservicesorganization;
367+31 (c)Psychologicalorothercounseling;
368+32 (d)Relocationortakingstepstosecureanexistinghomedue
369+33 tothedomesticviolence,sexualassault,orstalking;or
370+34 (e)Legalservices,includingpreparingfororparticipating
371+35 inanycivilorcriminallegalproceedingrelatedtoorresulting
372+36 fromthedomesticviolence,sexualassault,orstalking.
373+37 2.Earnedpaidsicktimeshallbeprovidedupontherequest
374+38 ofanemployee. Suchrequestmaybemadeorally,inwriting,by
375+39 electronicmeans,orbyanyothermeansacceptabletotheemployer.
376+40 Whenpossible,therequestshallincludetheexpecteddurationof
377+41 theabsence.
378+42 3.Whentheuseofearnedpaidsicktimeisforeseeable,the
379+43 employeeshallmakeagoodfaithefforttoprovidenoticeofthe
380+14 44 needforsuchtimetotheemployerinadvanceoftheuseofthe
381+45 earnedpaidsicktimeandshallmakeareasonableeffortto
382+46 scheduletheuseofearnedpaidsicktimeinamannerthatdoesnot
383+47 undulydisrupttheoperationsoftheemployer.Wheresuchneedis
384+48 notforeseeable,anemployermayrequireanemployeetoprovide
385+49 noticeoftheneedfortheuseofearnedpaidsicktimeassoonas
386+50 practicable.
387+51 4.Anemployerthatrequiresnoticeoftheneedtouseearned
388+52 paidsicktimewheretheneedisnotforeseeableshallprovidea
389+53 writtenpolicythatcontainsproceduresfortheemployeeto
390+54 providenotice.Anemployerthathasnotprovidedtotheemployee
391+55 acopyofitswrittenpolicyforprovidingsuchnoticeshallnot
392+56 denyearnedpaidsicktimetotheemployeebasedonnoncompliance
393+57 withsuchapolicy.
394+58 5.Anemployermaynotrequire,asaconditionofan
395+59 employee'stakingearnedpaidsicktime,thattheemployeesearch
396+60 fororfindareplacementworkertocoverthehoursduringwhich
397+61 theemployeeisusingearnedpaidsicktime.
398+62 6.Earnedpaidsicktimemaybeusedinthesmallerofhourly
399+63 incrementsorthesmallestincrementthattheemployer'spayroll
400+64 systemusestoaccountforabsencesoruseofothertime.
401+65 7.Forearnedpaidsicktimeof[three] oneormore
402+66 consecutiveworkdays,anemployermayrequirereasonable
403+67 documentationthattheearnedpaidsicktimehasbeenusedfora
404+68 purposecoveredbysubsection1ofthissection.
405+69 (1)Documentationsignedbyaheathcareprofessional
406+70 indicatingthatearnedpaidsicktimeisnecessaryshallbe
407+15 71 consideredreasonabledocumentationforpurposesofthissection.
408+72 (2)Incasesofdomesticviolence,sexualassault,or
409+73 stalking,iftheemployerrequests,oneofthefollowingtypesof
410+74 documentationselectedbytheemployeeshallbeconsidered
411+75 reasonabledocumentation: (i)apolicereportorincidentreport
412+76 indicatingthattheemployeeortheemployee'sfamilymemberwasa
413+77 victimofdomesticviolence,sexualassault,orstalking;(ii)[a
414+78 writtenstatementfromanemployeeoragentofavictimservice
415+79 provideraffirmingthattheemployeeoremployee'sfamilymember
416+80 isorwasreceivingservicesfromavictimserviceprovider;(iii)]
417+81 documentationsignedbyahealthcareprofessionalfromwhomthe
418+82 employeeoremployee'sfamilymembersoughtassistancerelatingto
419+83 domesticviolence,sexualassault,orstalkingortheeffects
420+84 thereof;[(iv)] or(iii)acourtdocumentindicatingthatan
421+85 employeeoremployee'sfamilymemberisorwasinvolvedinalegal
422+86 actionrelatedtodomesticviolence,sexualassault,orstalking[;
423+87 or(v)awrittenstatementfromtheemployeeaffirmingthatthe
424+88 employeeoremployee'sfamilymemberistakingortookearnedpaid
425+89 sicktimeforaqualifyingpurposeofsubsection1ofthis
426+90 section].
427+91 (3)Anemployermaynotrequirethatthedocumentation
428+92 explainthenatureoftheillness,detailsoftheunderlyinghealth
429+93 needs,orthedetailsofthedomesticviolence,sexualassault,or
430+94 stalking,unlessotherwiserequiredbylaw.
431+290.612.1.Employersshallgiveemployeesawrittennotice
432+2 aboutearnedpaidsicktimewithinfourteencalendardaysofthe
433+3 commencementofemploymentoronApril15,2025,whicheveris
434+16 4 later,whichmustincludethefollowinginformation: (1)
435+5 beginningMay1,2025,employeesaccrueandareentitledtoearned
436+6 paidsicktimeattherateonehourofearnedpaidsicktimefor
437+7 every[thirty] fortyhoursofwork,andmayuseearnedpaidsick
438+8 time,subjecttothelimitsandtermsundersections290.600
439+9 through290.642ofMissourilaw,(2)itisprohibitedforan
440+10 employertotakeretaliatorypersonnelactionagainstemployees
441+11 whorequestoruseearnedpaidsicktimeasallowedbylaw,(3)
442+12 eachemployeehastherighttobringacivilactionifearnedpaid
443+13 sicktimeasrequiredbysections290.600through290.642isdenied
444+14 bytheemployerortheemployeeissubjectedtoretaliatory
445+15 personnelactionbytheemployerforexercisingtheemployee's
446+16 rightsundersections290.600through290.642;and,(4)the
447+17 contactinformationforthedepartment. Noticeshallbeprovided
448+18 bytheemployertotheemployeeonasinglepieceofpaper,at
449+19 least8.5x11,innolessthan14-pointfont.
450+20 2.BeginningApril15,2025,employersshalldisplayaposter
451+21 thatcontainstheinformationrequiredinsubsection1ofthis
452+22 sectioninaconspicuousandaccessibleplaceineach
453+23 establishmentwheresuchemployeesareemployed,providedthat
454+24 suchposterhasbeenmadeavailablebythedepartment.
455+25 3.Thedepartmentmaycreateandmakeavailabletoemployers,
456+26 modelnoticesandpostersthatcontaintheinformationrequired
457+27 undersubsection1ofthissectionforemployers'useincomplying
458+28 withsubsections1and2ofthissection.Nothinginthis
459+29 subsectionshallbeinterpretedorapplied,eitherexpresslyor
460+30 throughpracticalnecessity,torequirethedepartmenttocreate
461+17 31 ormakeavailablenoticesorpostersifitrequiresthe
462+32 appropriationoffundstocoverthecostsofsuchacts.
463+18