Labor Law Requirements

• Workers’ Compensation (Required)
• Unemployment Insurance (Required)
• Minimum Wage (Required)
• Youth Employment List (Required)
• Discrimination in Public Accommodations (Required)
• Discrimination in Employment (Required)
• Discrimination in Housing (Required)

• Family and Medical Leave (Required)
• Equal Employment Opportunity (Required)
• USERRA (Required)
• OSHA (Required)
• Federal Minimum Wage (Required)
• Polygraph Protection Test (Required)

Recent Changes

Youth Employment - April 2010

Missouri has updated the Youth Employment notice by expanding the "Work Certificate" section and adding the "Unacceptable Types of Work and Workplaces for Youth All Ages Under 16" section which lists the work types and workplaces that minors are not allowed to work. They have also updated the contact email and website to: childlabor@labor.mo.gov and www.labor.mo.gov/dls.

Unemployment Benefits - February 2010

Non-substantive update to the website address.

Workers Compensation Law - December 2009

Missouri has made several substantive changes to the Workers Compensation law notice. The entire notice has been updated.
This was a Substantive change

Unemployment Insurance - Minimum Wage - July 2009

• Unemployment Insurance (Non-substantive) - They have released a new Unemployment Insurance notice where they have made formatting changes and have added the Division of Employment Security address information.
• Minimum Wage (Substantive) - Effective July 24, 2009, the Missouri minimum wage will increase from $7.05 per hour to $7.25 per hour. Tipped employees must be paid half of the state minimum wage rate, but if the tipped employee does not make up the other half of the minimum wage in tips, the employer is required to pay the difference.
This was a Substantive change

Minimum Wage - April 2009

Missouri has removed the “Learners and Apprentices” section from their Minimum Wage notice. This is the section dealing with individuals under 20 years of age who may be deemed a learner or apprentice.
This was a Substantive change

Youth Employment - March 2009

Non-substantive formatting changes.

Minimum Wage - January 2009

The minimum wage has increased from $6.65 per hour to $7.05 per hour.

The “tipped employees” wage has increased from $3.325 per hour to $3.525 per hour.
This was a Substantive change

Discrimination Notices - September 2008

Non-substantive formatting changes to the Employment notice, Housing notice, and Public Accommodation notice, including verbiage and address updates.

Minimum Wage - January 2008

The Minimum Wage is increasing to $6.65 per hour, and the tipped employee wage is increasing to $3.325 per hour on January 1, 2008.
This was a Substantive change