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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 285 - Employers and Employees Generally › Section 285.105 - Employee retirement or welfare plan defined.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 285
• Effective - 28 Aug 1974
285.105. Employee retirement or welfare plan defined. —
The term
"employee retirement or welfare plan"
, as defined in sections 285.100 to 285.110, includes any plan, trust or fund established by an employer organization, or by an employer and a labor organization or by an employer and an employee organization, the funds for which are derived in whole or in part from contributions by employers, and which exists for the purpose of paying or providing for employees or their families or dependents medical or hospital care, recreation facilities, pensions, annuities, benefits on retirement or death or unemployment of beneficiaries, severance pay, compensation for injuries or illness, insurance to provide any of the foregoing, vacation or holiday benefits, apprenticeship training, or life insurance, disability or sickness or accident insurance.
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(L. 1974 S.B. 409 § 2)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 285 - Employers and Employees Generally › Section 285.110 - Penalty for violation of sections 285.100 to 285.110.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 285
• Effective - 28 Aug 1974
285.110. Penalty for violation of sections 285.100 to 285.110. —
Any employer found guilty of a violation of sections 285.100 to 285.110 shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars, nor more than one thousand dollars for each offense.
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(L. 1974 S.B. 409 § 3)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 285 - Employers and Employees Generally › Section 285.125 - Reduced health care premiums for nonsmokers permitted.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 285
Effective - 28 Aug 2005
285.125. Reduced health care premiums for nonsmokers permitted. —
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, an employer shall be permitted to provide or contract for health insurance benefits at a reduced premium rate for employees who do not smoke or use tobacco products.
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(L. 2005 H.B. 596)
2023 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.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 285
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.
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(L. 1983 H.B. 149, et al. & 517 § 6)
2023 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.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 285
• 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.
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(L. 1992 S.B. 626 § 1, A.L. 1997 H.B. 472, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1190)
2023 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.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 285
• 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.
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(L. 1991 S.B. 385 § 2)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 285 - Employers and Employees Generally › Section 285.240 - Federal earned income credit, employer duties.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 285
• 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
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(L. 1993 H.B. 564 § 17)
*Section 208.178 was repealed by S.B. 675 & 1024 Revision, 2018.
2023 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.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 285
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.
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(L. 2018 S.B. 573)
2023 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.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 285
• Effective - 28 Aug 2014, 2 histories
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.
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(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)
2023 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.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 285
Effective - 01 Jul 1997, see footnote
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.
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(L. 1993 S.B. 253 § 20, A.L. 1997 S.B. 361)
Effective 7-01-97
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 285 - Employers and Employees Generally › Section 285.304 - Content of withholding forms.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 285
• 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.
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(L. 1993 S.B. 253 § 21, A.L. 1997 S.B. 361, A.L. 2012 H.B. 1131)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 285 - Employers and Employees Generally › Section 285.306 - Failure to complete form, penalty.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 285
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
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.
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(L. 1993 S.B. 253 § 22, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 285 - Employers and Employees Generally › Section 285.308 - False statement, penalty.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 285
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
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.
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(L. 1993 S.B. 253 § 23, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
2023 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.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 285
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.
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(L. 2008 H.B. 1549, et al.)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 285 - Employers and Employees Generally › Section 285.500 - Definitions.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 285
• 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.
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(L. 2008 H.B. 1549, et al.)
2023 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.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 285
• 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.
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(L. 2008 H.B. 1549, et al.)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 285 - Employers and Employees Generally › Section 285.506 - State to have burden of proof.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 285
• 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.
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(L. 2008 H.B. 1549, et al.)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 285 - Employers and Employees Generally › Section 285.512 - Attorney general may seek injunction, when.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 285
• 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.
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(L. 2008 H.B. 1549, et al.)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 285 - Employers and Employees Generally › Section 285.515 - Penalties for violations.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 285
• 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.
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(L. 2008 H.B. 1549, et al.)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 285 - Employers and Employees Generally › Section 285.540 - Rulemaking authority.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 285
• Effective - 01 Jan 2009, see footnote
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.
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(L. 2008 H.B. 1549, et al.)
Effective 1-01-09
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 285 - Employers and Employees Generally › Section 285.543 - Database to be maintained.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 285
• Effective - 01 Jan 2009, see footnote
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.
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(L. 2008 H.B. 1549, et al.)
Effective 1-01-09
2023 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.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 285
• Effective - 01 Jan 2009, see footnote
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.
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(L. 2008 H.B. 1549, et al.)
Effective 1-01-09
2023 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.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 285
• Effective - 07 Jul 2009, 2 histories, see footnote
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.
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(L. 2008 H.B. 1549, et al., A.L. 2009 H.B. 390)
Effective 7-07-09
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 285 - Employers and Employees Generally › Section 285.635 - Group health coverage during leave — recovery of premiums, when — certification for inability to return to work — confidentiality.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 285
• Effective - 28 Aug 2021
285.635. Group health coverage during leave — recovery of premiums, when — certification for inability to return to work — confidentiality. —
1. During any period that an employee takes leave under section 285.630, the employer shall maintain coverage for the employee and any family or household member under any group health plan for the duration of such leave at the level and under the conditions coverage would have been provided if the employee had continued in employment continuously for the duration of such leave.
2. The employer may recover from the employee the premium that the employer paid for maintaining coverage for the employee and the employee's family or household member under such group health plan during any period of leave under this section if the employee fails to return from leave after the period of leave to which the employee is entitled has expired for a reason other than the continuation, recurrence, or onset of domestic violence, sexual violence, abuse, a sexual assault, or human trafficking that entitled the employee to leave under section 285.630, or other circumstances beyond the control of the employee.
3. An employer may require an employee who claims that the employee is unable to return to work because of a reason described in subsection 2 of this section to provide, within a reasonable period after making the claim, certification to the employer that the employee is unable to return to work because of that reason by providing the employer with:
(1) A sworn statement of the employee;
(2) Documentation from an employee, agent, or volunteer of a victim services organization, an attorney, a member of the clergy, or a medical or other professional from whom the employee has sought assistance in addressing domestic or sexual violence and the effects of such violence;
(3) A police or court record; or
(4) Other corroborating evidence.
4. All information provided to the employer pursuant to subsection 3 of this section including a statement of the employee or any other documentation, record, or corroborating evidence, and the fact that the employee is not returning to work because of a reason described in subsection 2 of this section shall be retained in the strictest confidence by the employer, except to the extent that disclosure is requested or consented to in writing by the employee, or otherwise required by applicable federal or state law.
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(L. 2021 H.B. 432)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 285 - Employers and Employees Generally › Section 285.650 - Safety accommodations — inapplicability, when.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 285
• Effective - 28 Aug 2021
285.650. Safety accommodations — inapplicability, when. —
1. Employers and public agencies shall make reasonable safety accommodations, in a timely manner, to the known limitations resulting from circumstances relating to being a victim of domestic or sexual violence or a family or household member being a victim of domestic or sexual violence of an otherwise qualified individual:
(1) Who is:
(a) An employee of the employer; or
(b) An applicant for or recipient of public assistance from a public agency; and
(2) Who is:
(a) A victim of domestic or sexual violence; or
(b) With a family or household member who is a victim of domestic or sexual violence whose interests are not adverse to the individual in this subdivision as it relates to the domestic violence, sexual violence, or abuse;
2. Subsection 1 of this section shall not apply if the employer or public agency can demonstrate that the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of the employer or public agency.
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(L. 2021 H.B. 432)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 285 - Employers and Employees Generally › Section 285.665 - Notice to employees summarizing requirements for leave due to domestic or sexual violence.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 285
• Effective - 28 Aug 2021
285.665. Notice to employees summarizing requirements for leave due to domestic or sexual violence. —
Every employer subject to sections 285.625 to 285.670 shall deliver a notice, to be prepared or approved by the director, summarizing the requirements of sections 285.625 to 285.670. Such notice may be in electronic form and shall be delivered to each person employed by the employer no later than October 27, 2021, and for each person hired after October 27, 2021, such notice shall be delivered upon the commencement of employment. The director shall furnish copies of summaries and rules to employers upon request without charge.
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(L. 2021 H.B. 432)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 285 - Employers and Employees Generally › Section 285.670 - Federal, state, or local law, effect on.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 285
• Effective - 28 Aug 2021
285.670. Federal, state, or local law, effect on. —
1. Nothing in sections 285.625 to 285.670 shall be construed to supersede any provision of any federal, state, or local law, collective bargaining agreement, or employment benefits program or plan that provides:
(1) Greater leave benefits for victims of domestic or sexual violence than the rights established under sections 285.625 to 285.670; or
(2) Leave benefits for a larger population of victims of domestic or sexual violence, as defined in such law, agreement, program, or plan, than the victims of domestic or sexual violence covered under sections 285.625 to 285.670.
2. The rights and remedies established for applicants and employees who are victims of domestic or sexual violence and applicants and employees with a family or household member who is a victim of domestic or sexual violence under sections 285.625 to 285.670 shall not be diminished by any federal, state, or local law, collective bargaining agreement, or employment benefits program or plan.
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(L. 2021 H.B. 432)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 285 - Employers and Employees Generally › Section 285.700 - Citation of law — secretary of state to enforce.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 285
• Effective - 28 Aug 2018
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 sections 285.700 to 285.750.
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(L. 2018 H.B. 1719)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 285 - Employers and Employees Generally › Section 285.720 - Fees.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 285
• Effective - 28 Aug 2018
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 PEO shall pay a renewal fee not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars.
3. The secretary of state shall determine any fee to be charged for a group registration.
4. Each PEO seeking limited registration shall pay a fee in the amount not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars upon initial application for limited registration and upon each renewal of such limited registration.
5. No fee charged under sections 285.700 to 285.750 shall exceed the amount reasonably necessary for the administration of sections 285.700 to 285.750.
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(L. 2018 H.B. 1719)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 285 - Employers and Employees Generally › Section 285.725 - Working capital or bond requirements.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 285
• Effective - 28 Aug 2018
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 financial statements submitted to the secretary of state with the initial registration and each annual renewal; or
(2) A PEO or PEO group that does not have positive working capital may provide a bond, irrevocable letter of credit, or securities with a minimum market value equaling the deficiency plus one hundred thousand dollars to the secretary of state. Such bond is to be held by a depository designated by the secretary of state securing payment by the PEO of all taxes, wages, benefits, or other entitlement due to or with respect to covered employees if the PEO does not make such payments when due.
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(L. 2018 H.B. 1719)
*Word "section" does not appear in original rolls.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 285 - Employers and Employees Generally › Section 285.750 - Prohibited acts — disciplinary action, when — sanctions.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 285
• Effective - 28 Aug 2018
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 title representing professional employer services without first becoming registered under sections 285.700 to 285.750; or
(2) Provide false or fraudulent information to the secretary of state in conjunction with any registration, renewal, or in any report required under sections 285.700 to 285.750.
2. Disciplinary action shall be taken by the secretary of state for violation of this section for:
(1) The conviction of a professional employer organization or a controlling person of a PEO of a crime that relates to the operation of a PEO or the ability of the licensee or a controlling person of a licensee to operate a PEO;
(2) Knowingly making a material misrepresentation to the secretary of state or other governmental agency; or
(3) A willful violation of sections 285.700 to 285.750 or any order issued by the secretary of state under sections 285.700 to 285.750.
3. Upon finding, after notice and opportunity for hearing, that a PEO, a controlling person of a PEO, or a person offering PEO services has violated one or more provisions of this section and subject to appeal, the secretary of state may:
(1) Deny an application for a license;
(2) Revoke, restrict, or refuse to renew a license;
(3) Impose an administrative penalty in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars for each material violation;
(4) Place the licensee on probation for the period and subject to conditions that the secretary of state specifies; or
(5) Issue a cease and desist order.
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(L. 2018 H.B. 1719)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 285 - Employers and Employees Generally › Section 285.1005 - Board established, members, terms, expenses, quorum.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 285
• Effective - 28 Aug 2023
285.1005. Board established, members, terms, expenses, quorum. —
1. The "Show-Me MyRetirement Savings Board" is hereby established in the office of the state treasurer.
2. The board shall consist of the following members, with the state treasurer, or his or her designee, serving as chair:
(1) The state treasurer, or his or her designee;
(2) An individual who has skill, knowledge, and experience in the field of retirement savings and investments, to be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate;
(3) An individual who has skill, knowledge, and experience relating to small business, to be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate;
(4) Three members of the house of representatives, to be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, to include one representative from the minority party; and
(5) Three members of the senate, to be appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate, to include one senator from the minority party.
3. The governor, the president pro tempore of the senate, and the speaker of the house of representatives shall make the respective initial appointments to the board for terms of office beginning on January 1, 2024.
4. Members of the board appointed by the governor, the president pro tempore of the senate, and the speaker of the house of representatives shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority.
5. The term of office of each member of the board shall be four years. Any member is eligible to be reappointed. If there is a vacancy for any reason, the appropriate appointing authority shall make an appointment, to become immediately effective, for the unexpired term.
6. All members of the board shall serve without compensation and shall be reimbursed from the administrative fund for necessary travel expenses incurred in carrying out the duties of the board.
7. A majority of the voting members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
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(L. 2023 S.B. 20 merged with S.B. 75)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 285 - Employers and Employees Generally › Section 285.1020 - Rules, board to adopt.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 285
• Effective - 28 Aug 2023
285.1020. Rules, board to adopt. —
The board shall adopt rules to implement the plan that:
(1) Establish the processes for enrollment and contributions under the plan, including withholding by participating employers of employee payroll deduction contributions from wages and remittance for deposit to the plan; voluntary contributions by others, including self-employed individuals and independent contractors, through payroll deduction or otherwise; the making of default contributions using default investments; and participant selection of alternative contribution rates or amounts and alternative investments from among the options offered under the plan;
(2) Conduct outreach to individuals, employers, other stakeholders, and the public regarding the plan. The rules shall specify the contents, frequency, timing, and means of required disclosures from the plan to eligible employees, participants, and self-employed individuals, eligible employers, participating employers, and other interested parties. These disclosures shall include, but not be limited to:
(a) The benefits associated with tax-favored retirement saving;
(b) The potential advantages and disadvantages associated with participating in the plan;
(c) Instructions for enrolling and making contributions;
(d) The potential availability of a saver's tax credit, including the eligibility conditions for the credit and instructions on how to claim it;
(e) A disclaimer that employees seeking tax, investment, or other financial advice should contact appropriate professional advisors, and that participating employers are not in a position to provide such advice and are not liable for decisions individuals make in relation to the plan;
(f) The potential implications of account balances under the plan for the application of asset limits under certain public assistance programs;
(g) A disclaimer that the account owner is solely responsible for investment performance, including market gains and losses, and that plan accounts and rates of return are not guaranteed by any employer, the state, the board, any board member or state official, or the plan;
(h) Any additional information about retirement and saving and other information designed to promote financial literacy and capability, which may take the form of links to, or explanations of how to obtain, such information; and
(i) Instructions on how to obtain additional information about the plan; and
(3) Ensure that the assets of the trust and plan shall at all times be preserved, invested, and expended only for the purposes set forth in sections 285.1000 to 285.1055, and that no property rights therein shall exist in favor of the state, except as provided under section 285.1045.
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(L. 2023 S.B. 20 merged with S.B. 75)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 285 - Employers and Employees Generally › Section 285.1025 - Employer immunity from liability, when.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 285
• Effective - 28 Aug 2023
285.1025. Employer immunity from liability, when. —
An eligible employer, a participating employer, or other employer is not and shall not be liable for or bear responsibility for:
(1) An employee's decision as to which investments to choose;
(2) Participants' or the board's investment decisions;
(3) The administration, investment, investment returns, or investment performance of the plan including, but not limited to, any interest rate or other rate of return on any contribution or account balance, provided that the eligible employer, participating employer, or other employer is not involved in the administration or investment of the plan;
(4) The plan design or the benefits paid to participants; or
(5) Any loss, failure to realize any gain, or any other adverse consequences including, but not limited to, any adverse tax consequences or loss of favorable tax treatment, public assistance, or other benefits, incurred by any person solely and directly as a result of participating in the plan.
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(L. 2023 S.B. 20 merged with S.B. 75)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 285 - Employers and Employees Generally › Section 285.1030 - No guaranteed interest rate or rate of return — no liability for losses — plan debts and obligations, not state debts and obligations.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 285
• Effective - 28 Aug 2023
285.1030. No guaranteed interest rate or rate of return — no liability for losses — plan debts and obligations, not state debts and obligations. —
1. The state of Missouri; the board; each member of the board; any other state official, state board, commission, and agency; any member, officer, and employee thereof; and the plan:
(1) Shall not guarantee any interest rate or other rate of return on or investment performance of any contribution or account balance; and
(2) Shall not be liable or responsible for any loss, deficiency, failure to realize any gain, or any other adverse consequences including, but not limited to, any adverse tax consequences or loss of favorable tax treatment, public assistance, or other benefits, incurred by any person as a result of participating in the plan.
2. The debts, contracts, and obligations of the plan or the board are not the debts, contracts, and obligations of the state, and neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of the state is pledged directly or indirectly to the payment of the debts, contracts, and obligations of the plan or the board.
3. Nothing in sections 285.1000 to 285.1055 shall be construed to guarantee any interest rate or other rate of return on or investment performance of any contribution or account balance.
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(L. 2023 S.B. 20 merged with S.B. 75)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 285 - Employers and Employees Generally › Section 285.1035 - Confidentiality of information.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 285
• Effective - 28 Aug 2023
285.1035. Confidentiality of information. —
1. Individual account information relating to accounts under the plan and relating to individual participants including, but not limited to, names, addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses, personal identification information, investments, contributions, and earnings shall be confidential and shall be maintained as confidential, provided that such information may be disclosed:
(1) To the extent necessary to administer the plan in a manner consistent with sections 285.1000 to 285.1055, ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code, or any other federal or Missouri law; or
(2) If the individual who provides the information or who is the subject of the information expressly agrees in writing to the disclosure of the information.
2. Information required to be confidential under subsection 1 of this section shall be considered a closed record as that term is defined in section 610.010, regardless as to whether such information has been disclosed as allowed by subsection 1 of this section.
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(L. 2023 S.B. 20 merged with S.B. 75)