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MO Rev Stat § 285.200 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 285 - Employers and Employees Generally|Section 285.200 - Ride-sharing arrangement, defined — liability for injury to participants — special taxes prohibited — travel time as work hours — use of government vehicles — registration of vehicle — license plates.

Effective - 28 Aug 1983   285.200. Ride-sharing arrangement, defined — liability for injury to participants — special taxes prohibited — travel time as work hours — use of government vehicles — registration of vehicle — license plates. — 1. The term "ride-sharing arrangement" means an arrangement whereby a fixed group is transported in a vanpool between their places of abode or a terminal near such places, and their places of employment in a single daily round trip when the driver is also on the way to or from his place of employment.  2. Chapter 287 providing compensation for workers injured during the course of their employment shall not apply to a person injured while participating in a ride-sharing arrangement between his place of residence and place of employment or terminal near such places unless the employer owns, leases or contracts for the motor vehicle used in such arrangement.  3. An employer shall not be liable for injuries to passengers and other persons resulting from the operation or use of a motor vehicle, not owned, leased or contracted for by the employer, in a ride-sharing arrangement.  4. An employer shall not be liable for injuries to passengers and other persons because he provides information, incentives or otherwise encourages his employees to participate in ride-sharing arrangements.  5. No county or municipality shall impose a special tax specifically applicable solely to a motor vehicle used in a ride-sharing arrangement.  6. Transportation to and from work in an employer-sponsored ride-sharing arrangement shall not constitute any part of the employee's work hours unless otherwise agreed to by the employer.  7. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, motor vehicles owned or operated by any state or local agency may be used in ride-sharing arrangements for public employees. Participants in any such ride-sharing arrangement shall be required to pay a fee to reimburse the state or local agency for the cost of vehicle acquisition, operation, depreciation and insurance costs.  8. The director of revenue shall issue a distinctive vanpool license plate for vehicles registered as vanpools under the provisions of section 301.066. All vehicles used in a ride-sharing arrangement shall be registered as a vanpool vehicle and bear the distinctive vanpool plate, except for motor vehicles owned or operated by a state or local agency. ­­-------- (L. 1983 H.B. 149, et al. & 517 § 6)
MO Rev Stat § 285.234 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 285 - Employers and Employees Generally|Section 285.234 - Transient employer to post notice of registration for income tax withholding, workers' compensation and unemployment insurance, violation, penalty — inapplicability to certain out-of-state businesses.

Effective - 28 Aug 2014   285.234. Transient employer to post notice of registration for income tax withholding, workers' compensation and unemployment insurance, violation, penalty — inapplicability to certain out-of-state businesses. — 1. Every transient employer, as defined in section 285.230 shall post in a prominent and easily accessible place at the work site a clearly legible copy of the following:  (1) The notice of registration for employer withholding issued to such transient employer by the director of revenue;  (2) Proof of coverage for workers' compensation insurance or self-insurance signed by the transient employer and verified by the department of revenue through the records of the division of workers' compensation; and  (3) The notice of registration for unemployment insurance issued to such transient employer by the division of employment security.  2. Any transient employer failing to comply with the provisions of this section shall be liable for a penalty of five hundred dollars per day until the notices required by this section are posted as provided by this section.  3. The provisions of this section shall not apply to out-of-state businesses operating under sections 190.270 to 190.285. ­­-------- (L. 1992 S.B. 626 § 1, A.L. 1997 H.B. 472, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1190)
MO Rev Stat § 285.237 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 285 - Employers and Employees Generally|Section 285.237 - Certain job openings and training, priorities for veterans — annual report by state agencies — duties of certain state agencies.

Effective - 28 Aug 1991   285.237. Certain job openings and training, priorities for veterans — annual report by state agencies — duties of certain state agencies. — 1. Any federally funded employment and training program administered by any state agency, including, but not limited to, the Job Training Partnership Act, U.S.C. Title 29, Section 1501, shall include a veteran priority system to provide maximum employment and training opportunities to veterans and other eligible persons within each targeted group as established by federal law and state and federal policy in the service area. Disabled veterans, target-specific veterans groups, other veterans and other eligible persons shall receive preference over nonveterans within each targeted group in the provision of employment and training services available through these programs as required by this section.  2. Each state agency shall refer qualified applicants to job openings and training opportunities in programs described in subsection 1 of this section in the following order of priority:  (1) Special disabled veterans;  (2) Target-specific veterans;  (3) All other veterans;  (4) Other eligible persons;  (5) Nonveterans.  3. Each state agency providing employment and training services to veterans and other eligible persons under programs described in subsection 1 of this section shall submit an annual report to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president pro tem of the senate, and the chairman of the Missouri veterans commission, on the services that it provides to veterans and other eligible persons. Each such agency shall report separately on all entitlement programs and employment or training programs that it provides to each class of persons described in subdivisions (1) to (5) of subsection 2 of this section, with the addition of veterans as a separate reporting module.  4. All state agencies that administer federally funded employment and training programs described in subsection 1 of this section for veterans and other eligible persons shall do all of the following:  (1) Ensure that veterans are treated with courtesy and respect at all state governmental facilities;  (2) Give priority in referral to jobs to qualified veterans and other eligible persons;  (3) Give priority to and enrollment in training programs to qualified veterans and other eligible persons;  (4) Give preferential treatment to special disabled veterans in the provision of all needed state services;  (5) Provide information and effective referral assistance to veterans and other eligible persons regarding needed benefits and services that may be obtained through other agencies. ­­-------- (L. 1991 S.B. 385 § 2)
MO Rev Stat § 285.240 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 285 - Employers and Employees Generally|Section 285.240 - Federal earned income credit, employer duties.

Effective - 28 Aug 1993   285.240. Federal earned income credit, employer duties. — Employers not providing health insurance to all full-time employees shall identify employees who are eligible for a federal earned income credit for purposes of purchasing health insurance coverage for children and shall assist such employees in completing necessary forms to receive the federal earned income credit. Employers shall also make available to such employees information concerning a health insurance or health benefits plan or plans, which may be a plan offered pursuant to section 208.178*. ­­-------- (L. 1993 H.B. 564 § 17)  *Section 208.178 was repealed by S.B. 675 & 1024 Revision, 2018.
MO Rev Stat § 285.250 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 285 - Employers and Employees Generally|Section 285.250 - Hiring preference for veterans and spouses of disabled or deceased veterans, nonpublic employers.

Effective - 28 Aug 2018   285.250. Hiring preference for veterans and spouses of disabled or deceased veterans, nonpublic employers. — 1. A private, nonpublic employer may grant preference to a veteran in hiring and promoting employees.  2. A private, nonpublic employer may grant preference in hiring and promotion to a spouse of a disabled veteran who has a service-connected permanent and total disability or to a surviving spouse of a deceased veteran. For the purposes of this subsection, a "disabled veteran" means a person who has a compensable, service-connected disability as adjudicated by the United States Veterans Administration or by the retirement board of one of the branches of the Armed Forces.  3. Granting preference under subsections 1 and 2 of this section shall not violate any state equal employment opportunity law. ­­-------- (L. 2018 S.B. 573)
MO Rev Stat § 285.300 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 285 - Employers and Employees Generally|Section 285.300 - Withholding form, completion required — forwarding to state agencies — state directory of new hires, cross-check of unemployment compensation recipients — compliance by employers with employees in two or more states.

Effective - 28 Aug 2014   285.300. Withholding form, completion required — forwarding to state agencies — state directory of new hires, cross-check of unemployment compensation recipients — compliance by employers with employees in two or more states. — 1. Every employer doing business in the state shall require each newly hired employee to fill out a federal W-4 withholding form. A copy of each withholding form or an equivalent form containing data required by section 285.304 which may be provided in an electronic or magnetic format shall be sent to the department of revenue by the employer within twenty days after the date the employer hires the employee or in the case of an employer transmitting a report magnetically or electronically, by two monthly transmissions, if necessary, not less than twelve days nor more than sixteen days apart. For purposes of this section, the date the employer hires the employee shall be the earlier of the date the employee signs the W-4 form or its equivalent, or the first date the employee reports to work, or performs labor or services. Such forms shall be forwarded by the department of revenue to the family support division on a weekly basis and the information shall be entered into the database, to be known as the "State Directory of New Hires". The information reported shall be provided to the National Directory of New Hires established in 42 U.S.C. Section 653, other state agencies or contractors of the division as required or allowed by federal statutes or regulations. The division of employment security shall cross-check Missouri unemployment compensation recipients against any federal new hire database or any other database containing Missouri or other states' wage information which is maintained by the federal government on a weekly basis. The division of employment security shall cross-check unemployment compensation applicants and recipients with Social Security Administration data maintained by the federal government at least weekly. Effective January 1, 2007, the division of employment security shall cross-check at least monthly unemployment compensation applicants and recipients with department of revenue drivers license databases.  2. Any employer that has employees who are employed in two or more states and transmits reports magnetically or electronically may comply with subsection 1 of this section by:  (1) Designating one of the states in which the employer has employees as the designated state that such employer shall transmit the reports; and  (2) Notifying the secretary of Health and Human Services of such designation. ­­-------- (L. 1993 S.B. 253 § 19, A.L. 1997 S.B. 361, A.L. 2004 H.B. 1268 & 1211, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision)
MO Rev Stat § 285.302 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 285 - Employers and Employees Generally|Section 285.302 - Failure of employer to submit certain information, penalty.

Effective - 01 Jul 1997   285.302. Failure of employer to submit certain information, penalty. — Any employer who intentionally fails to submit information on an employee required by section 285.300 or 285.304 is guilty of an infraction and shall be fined not more than twenty-five dollars for each time the employer fails to submit the information. If the failure is the result of a conspiracy between the employer and the employee to not supply the required report or to supply a false or incomplete report the fine shall be three hundred fifty dollars for each failure to report or each false or incomplete report. ­­-------- (L. 1993 S.B. 253 § 20, A.L. 1997 S.B. 361)  Effective 7-01-97
MO Rev Stat § 285.304 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 285 - Employers and Employees Generally|Section 285.304 - Content of withholding forms.

Effective - 28 Aug 2012   285.304. Content of withholding forms. — The content of the withholding form shall be determined by the director of the department of revenue, in consultation with the department of social services, but, at a minimum, the form shall include the name, address and Social Security number of the employee, the date services for remuneration were first performed by the employee, and the name and address of, and identifying number assigned to the employer under Section 6109 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. If the employer chooses to submit a form other than the federal W-4 withholding form, the form shall also include the date the employee signed the W-4 form or the date the employer hired the employee as defined in section 285.300. ­­-------- (L. 1993 S.B. 253 § 21, A.L. 1997 S.B. 361, A.L. 2012 H.B. 1131)
MO Rev Stat § 285.306 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 285 - Employers and Employees Generally|Section 285.306 - Failure to complete form, penalty.

Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories   285.306. Failure to complete form, penalty. — Every employee shall complete the withholding form referred to in section 285.300. Any such employee who refuses to complete the withholding form shall be guilty of a class E felony. ­­-------- (L. 1993 S.B. 253 § 22, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)  Effective 1-01-17
MO Rev Stat § 285.308 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 285 - Employers and Employees Generally|Section 285.308 - False statement, penalty.

Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories   285.308. False statement, penalty. — Any employee who states on the withholding form that he or she does not owe child support when such employee knowingly owes child support pursuant to a valid court order or administrative order is guilty of a class E felony. ­­-------- (L. 1993 S.B. 253 § 23, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)  Effective 1-01-17
MO Rev Stat § 285.309 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 285 - Employers and Employees Generally|Section 285.309 - Federal 1099 forms, certain employers required to submit to department — fine for failure to report.

Effective - 28 Aug 2008   285.309. Federal 1099 forms, certain employers required to submit to department — fine for failure to report. — 1. Every employer doing business in this state who employs five or more employees shall, if applicable, submit federal 1099 miscellaneous forms to the department of revenue. Such forms shall be submitted to the department of revenue within the time lines established for the filing of Missouri form 99 forms.  2. Any employer who intentionally, on five or more occasions, fails to submit information required under subsection 1 of this section shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars for each time the employer fails to submit the information on or after the fifth occurrence. ­­-------- (L. 2008 H.B. 1549, et al.)
MO Rev Stat § 285.500 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 285 - Employers and Employees Generally|Section 285.500 - Definitions.

Effective - 28 Aug 2008   285.500. Definitions. — For the purposes of sections 285.500 to 285.515 the following terms mean:  (1) "Employee", any individual who performs services for an employer that would indicate an employer-employee relationship in satisfaction of the factors in IRS Rev. Rule 87-41, 1987-1 C.B.296.;  (2) "Employer", any individual, organization, partnership, political subdivision, corporation, or other legal entity which has or had in the entity's employ five or more individuals performing public works as defined in section 290.210;  (3) "Knowingly", a person acts knowingly or with knowledge:  (a) With respect to the person's conduct or to attendant circumstances when the person is aware of the nature of the person's conduct or that those circumstances exist; or  (b) With respect to a result of the person's conduct when the person is aware that the person's conduct is practically certain to cause that result. ­­-------- (L. 2008 H.B. 1549, et al.)
MO Rev Stat § 285.503 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 285 - Employers and Employees Generally|Section 285.503 - Misclassification of workers by employers, failure to claim worker as employee — attorney general may investigate, powers.

Effective - 28 Aug 2008   285.503. Misclassification of workers by employers, failure to claim worker as employee — attorney general may investigate, powers. — 1. An employer knowingly misclassifies a worker if that employer fails to claim the worker as an employee but knows that the worker is an employee.  2. The attorney general may investigate alleged or suspected violations of sections 285.500 to 285.515 and shall have all powers provided by sections 407.040 to 407.090 in connection with any investigation of an alleged or suspected violation of sections 285.500 to 285.515 as if the acts enumerated in sections 285.500 to 285.515 are unlawful acts proscribed by chapter 407. The attorney general may serve and enforce subpoenas related to the enforcement of sections 285.500 to 285.515. ­­-------- (L. 2008 H.B. 1549, et al.)
MO Rev Stat § 285.506 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 285 - Employers and Employees Generally|Section 285.506 - State to have burden of proof.

Effective - 28 Aug 2008   285.506. State to have burden of proof. — In any action brought under sections 285.500 to 285.515, the state shall have the burden of proving that the employer misclassified the worker. ­­-------- (L. 2008 H.B. 1549, et al.)
MO Rev Stat § 285.512 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 285 - Employers and Employees Generally|Section 285.512 - Attorney general may seek injunction, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 2008   285.512. Attorney general may seek injunction, when. — Whenever the attorney general has reason to believe that an employer is engaging in any conduct that would be a violation of sections 285.500 to 285.515, the attorney general may seek an injunction prohibiting the employer from engaging in such conduct. The attorney general may bring an action for injunctive relief in the circuit court of any county where the alleged violation is occurring or about to occur. ­­-------- (L. 2008 H.B. 1549, et al.)
MO Rev Stat § 285.515 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 285 - Employers and Employees Generally|Section 285.515 - Penalties for violations.

Effective - 28 Aug 2008   285.515. Penalties for violations. — If a court determines that an employer has knowingly misclassified a worker, the court shall enter a judgment in favor of the state and award penalties in the amount of fifty dollars per day per misclassified worker up to a maximum of fifty thousand dollars. The attorney general may enter into a consent judgment with any person alleged to have violated sections 285.500 to 285.515. ­­-------- (L. 2008 H.B. 1549, et al.)
MO Rev Stat § 285.540 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 285 - Employers and Employees Generally|Section 285.540 - Rulemaking authority.

Effective - 01 Jan 2009   285.540. Rulemaking authority. — The attorney general shall promulgate rules to implement the provisions of sections 285.525 to 285.550. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly under chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2008, shall be invalid and void. ­­-------- (L. 2008 H.B. 1549, et al.)  Effective 1-01-09
MO Rev Stat § 285.543 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 285 - Employers and Employees Generally|Section 285.543 - Database to be maintained.

Effective - 01 Jan 2009   285.543. Database to be maintained. — The attorney general shall maintain a database that documents any business entity whose permit, license, or exemption has been suspended or state contract has been terminated. ­­-------- (L. 2008 H.B. 1549, et al.)  Effective 1-01-09
MO Rev Stat § 285.550 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 285 - Employers and Employees Generally|Section 285.550 - Failure to suspend a business permit, city or county deemed to have adopted a sanctuary policy.

Effective - 01 Jan 2009   285.550. Failure to suspend a business permit, city or county deemed to have adopted a sanctuary policy. — If any municipal or county governing body fails to suspend the business permit, if such exists, and applicable licenses or exemptions as directed by the attorney general as a result of a violation of section 285.530 or 285.535 within fifteen days after notification by the attorney general, the municipality shall be deemed to have adopted a sanctuary policy as defined in section 67.307 and shall be subject to the penalties thereunder. ­­-------- (L. 2008 H.B. 1549, et al.)  Effective 1-01-09
MO Rev Stat § 285.555 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 285 - Employers and Employees Generally|Section 285.555 - Discontinuance of federal work authorization program, effect of.

Effective - 07 Jul 2009   285.555. Discontinuance of federal work authorization program, effect of. — Should the federal government discontinue or fail to authorize or implement any federal work authorization program, then subsections 2 and 3 of section 285.530 and paragraph (b) of subdivision (1) of subsection 6 of section 285.535 and paragraph (b) of subdivision (2) of subsection 6 of section 285.535 shall not apply after the date of discontinuance or failure to authorize or implement, and the general assembly shall review sections 285.525 to 285.555 for the purpose of determining whether the sections are no longer applicable and should be repealed. ­­-------- (L. 2008 H.B. 1549, et al., A.L. 2009 H.B. 390)  Effective 7-07-09