Title XVIII, LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

285.700. Citation of law — secretary of state to enforce. — 1. Sections 285.700 to 285.750 shall be known and may be cited as the "Professional Employer Organization Act". 2. The secretary of state or any person designated by the secretary of state may enforce the provisions of s…

285.705. Definitions. — As used in sections 285.700 to 285.750, the following terms mean: (1) "Client", any person who enters into a professional employer agreement with a PEO; (2) "Coemployer", either a PEO or a client; (3) "Coemployment relationship", a relationship that is int…

285.710. Collective bargaining agreements, existing contracts, licensing requirements not impacted by act — government benefits, employees are employees of client only. — 1. Nothing contained in sections 285.700 to 285.750 or in any professional employer agreement shall affect, m…

285.715. Registration required — application, contents — initial registration, renewal — reporting requirements, satisfied how — limited registration, when — list of organizations — electronic filing — confidentiality of records. — 1. Except as otherwise provided in sections 285.…

285.720. Fees. — 1. Upon filing an initial registration statement under sections 285.700 to 285.750, a PEO shall pay an initial registration fee not to exceed five hundred dollars. 2. Upon each annual renewal of a registration statement filed under sections 285.700 to 285.750, a …

285.725. Working capital or bond requirements. — Except as provided by section* 285.715, each PEO or collectively each PEO group shall maintain either: (1) Positive working capital as defined by generally accepted accounting principles at registration as reflected in the financia…

285.730. Rights of client and PEO — employer agreements, contents — notice requirements — liability — PEO not engaged in sale of insurance — political subdivisions, taxes. — 1. Except as specifically provided in sections 285.700 to 285.750 or in the professional employer agreemen…

285.740. Workers' compensation requirements. — 1. The responsibility to obtain workers' compensation coverage for covered employees in compliance with all applicable laws shall be specifically allocated in the professional employer agreement to either the client or the PEO. 2. (1…

285.750. Prohibited acts — disciplinary action, when — sanctions. — 1. A person shall not knowingly: (1) Offer or provide professional employer services or use the names PEO, professional employer organization, staff leasing, employee leasing, administrative employer, or other ti…

286.001. Definitions. — As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly states otherwise, the following terms mean: (1) "Commission", the labor and industrial relations commission; (2) "Department", the department of labor and industrial relations; (3) "Director", the directo…

286.005. Creation of department of labor and industrial relations, general powers and duties — commission created, compensation — director's appointment. — 1. There is hereby created a "Department of Labor and Industrial Relations" to be headed by a labor and industrial relations…

286.010. Creation of department of labor and industrial relations — industrial relations commission of Missouri — members, appointment, qualifications — chairman. — There is hereby created and established a separate department of the state government to be known as "The Departmen…

286.020. Term of office — vacancies — confirmation before the senate — failure to receive confirmation, effect — removal of member. — The term of office of each member of the commission shall be six years except that when first constituted one member shall be appointed for two ye…

286.040. Commission to appoint a secretary — qualifications — duties — salary. — The commission shall appoint a secretary who shall serve at the pleasure of the commission. The secretary shall be a citizen and a qualified voter of this state and shall have had at least five years…

286.050. Oath of office. — Each member of the commission, the secretary and each head of a division within the department, before entering upon the person's duties shall take and subscribe to an oath or affirmation to support the Constitution of the United States and of this stat…

286.060. Labor and industrial relations commission, powers and duties — rules. — 1. It shall be the duty of the labor and industrial relations commission, and it shall have power, jurisdiction and authority: (1) To sue and be sued in its official name; (2) To have and use an offi…

286.070. Cost of administering each law, how paid. — The board of public buildings shall provide suitable offices for the commission. All costs, except the salaries of the commissioners, the secretary of the commission, clerks, stenographers, statisticians and attorneys, as may b…

286.080. Record of every hearing to be kept. — A full and complete record of every hearing held by the commission or by any of the divisions within the department shall be kept. All testimony at any such hearing shall be recorded, but need not be transcribed unless needed in conn…

286.090. Written statement of findings in appealed cases. — In every appeal coming before the commission from any of the divisions of the department, the commission shall prepare and file a written statement giving the commission's findings of fact and conclusions of law on the m…

286.100. Central offices in Jefferson City. — The commission and each of the divisions in the department shall keep their central offices in Jefferson City. The board of public buildings, or such agency as may exercise the powers and duties now performed by such board, shall, as …

286.110. Divisions of department created. — There is hereby created within the department the following divisions: (1) The division of workers' compensation; (2) The division of employment security; and (3) The division of labor standards. ­­-------- (L. 1945 p. 1101 § 12, A.L. 1…

286.120. Division of workers' compensation supervised by director, term of office, powers, bond. — Subject to the supervision of the director of the department of labor and industrial relations, the division of workers' compensation shall be supervised and controlled by a divisio…

286.121. Director of department to compile certain statistics — industrial commission administering agency for occupational safety and health act. — 1. The director shall compile or supervise the compilation of all statistics and information relating to occupational injuries and …

286.130. Division of employment security supervised by director — powers and duties. — Subject to the supervision of the director of the department of labor and industrial relations, the division of employment security is under the control, management and supervision of a directo…

286.147. Director, appointment, powers, duties — investigation of fatal accidents — reports. — The division of labor standards shall be supervised by a division director who shall be appointed by and report to the director of the department of labor and industrial relations. The …

286.300. Administrative fund created — purpose — disbursement — fund shall not lapse to general revenue, when. — There is hereby created within the department of labor and industrial relations a "Department of Labor and Industrial Relations Administrative Fund" which shall be adm…

287.010. Citation of law. — This chapter shall be known as "The Workers' Compensation Law". ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 3689, A.L. 1980 H.B. 1396) Prior revision: 1929 § 3299 (1960) Defenses that injuries to employee were subject to workmen's compensation law and that plaintiff was e…

287.020. Definitions — intent to abrogate earlier case law. — 1. The word "employee" as used in this chapter shall be construed to mean every person in the service of any employer, as defined in this chapter, under any contract of hire, express or implied, oral or written, or und…

287.021. Sheriffs and deputy sheriffs to be covered by workers' compensation — average earnings defined. — 1. As used in this chapter, the term "employee" includes a sheriff or deputy sheriff and the term "employer" includes a county in regard to a sheriff or deputy sheriff. 2. E…

287.030. Employer defined. — 1. The word "employer" as used in this chapter shall be construed to mean: (1) Every person, partnership, association, corporation, limited liability partnership or company, trustee, receiver, the legal representatives of a deceased employer, and ever…

287.035. Partners, sole proprietors may elect to receive benefits for themselves — employees, effect — insurer's liability — intent of law — withdrawal of employee from coverage, procedure. — 1. The benefits provided by this chapter resulting from work-related injuries shall appl…

287.037. Member of limited liability company to receive coverage, rejection of coverage, rescission of rejection — S corporation, certain shareholders may elect or reject coverage. — 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, beginning January 1, 1997, those i…

287.040. Liability of employer — contractors, subcontractors. — 1. Any person who has work done under contract on or about his premises which is an operation of the usual business which he there carries on shall be deemed an employer and shall be liable under this chapter to such…

287.041. For-hire motor carrier not an employer of a lessor — definition. — Notwithstanding any provision of sections 287.030 and 287.040, for purposes of this law, in no event shall a for-hire motor carrier operating within a commercial zone as defined in section 360.041* or sec…

287.043. Abrogation of case law regarding definition of owner. — In applying the provisions of subsection 1 of section 287.020 and subsection 4 of section 287.040, it is the intent of the legislature to reject and abrogate earlier case law interpretations on the meaning of or def…

287.060. Employers and employees affected by this act. — Every employer and every employee, except as in this chapter otherwise provided, shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter and respectively to furnish and accept compensation as herein provided. ­­-------- (RSMo 19…

287.061. Occupational or business license for construction contractors, city or county — duty to require proof of workers' compensation coverage, when, effect. — 1. Any city or county which issues an occupational or business license for a contractor in the construction industry s…

287.063. Occupational diseases, presumption of exposure — last employer liable — statute of limitations, starts running, when. — 1. An employee shall be conclusively deemed to have been exposed to the hazards of an occupational disease when for any length of time, however short, …

287.067. Occupational disease defined — repetitive motion, loss of hearing, radiation injury, communicable disease, others — posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). — 1. In this chapter the term "occupational disease" is hereby defined to mean, unless a different meaning is clearly…

287.070. Occupational diseases directly related to cleanup of an illegal drug manufacturing lab. — Disease of the lungs or respiratory tract or disease of the heart or cardiovascular system, including carcinoma, may be recognized as occupational diseases for the purposes of chapt…

287.090. Exempt employers and occupations — election to accept — withdrawal — notification required of insurance companies. — 1. This chapter shall not apply to: (1) Employment of farm labor, domestic servants in a private home, including family chauffeurs, or occasional labor pe…

287.100. Legislative intent relative to other laws expressed. — Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as amending or repealing any statute or ordinance relating to associations or funds for the relief, pension, retirement, or other benefit of firemen, policemen, or other pub…

287.110. Scope of chapter as to injuries and diseases covered. — 1. This chapter shall apply to all cases within its provisions except those exclusively covered by any federal law. 2. This chapter shall apply to all injuries received and occupational diseases contracted in this s…

287.120. Liability of employer set out — compensation increased or reduced, when — use of alcohol or controlled substances or voluntary recreational activities, injury from — effect on compensation — mental injuries, requirements, firefighter stress not affected. — 1. Every emplo…

287.123. Insurers to establish safety engineering and management services program — requirements — division to maintain registry. — 1. Each insurance carrier writing workers' compensation insurance in this state shall establish a program whereby the carrier shall have available a…

287.124. Department of labor and industrial relations, certification of employer safety programs, when. — The department of labor and industrial relations shall complete all applications filed prior to January 1, 1994, from employers for certification of employer safety programs.…