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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 293 - Mining Regulations › Section 293.670 - Complaints as to dangerous conditions, procedure.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 293
Effective - 28 Aug 1959
293.670. Complaints as to dangerous conditions, procedure. —
1. Whenever the inspectors of mines receive a complaint in writing, signed by one or more persons, employed in a mine, or the certified collective bargaining agent of the employees, setting forth that the mine in which he is employed is being operated contrary to law, and is dangerous in any respect to the health or lives of those employed therein, the inspector must examine such mine as soon as possible. The names of the persons making such complaint shall not, under any circumstances, be divulged to any person by said inspector except such action be necessary in the administration of justice in the courts of the state; provided, however, that such complaint shall in all cases set forth the alleged violation of law observed, the nature of the danger existing at the mine, and shall distinctly set forth whether or not any notice of such defect or danger has been given by the complainants, or anyone else, to their knowledge to the superintendent or other person in charge of the mine.
2. If, after such inspection, the inspector finds the conditions, in his opinion, dangerous to the health and lives of those employed in such mine, he shall serve a notice in writing, setting forth fully the facts upon which his opinion is based, upon the operator or any person having charge of such mine, and shall thereafter take such steps to remedy such danger and to compel compliance with the provisions of this chapter, as the inspector could take in any case arising under section 293.660.
3. It shall be the duty of the inspector to forward every such original complaint, so received, to the division of mine inspection, where it shall be indexed and filed among the official papers of the said division.
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(L. 1959 S.B. 188 § 11)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 293 - Mining Regulations › Section 293.680 - Judicial review of orders of director — effect of filing on order, procedure.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 293
Effective - 28 Aug 1959
293.680. Judicial review of orders of director — effect of filing on order, procedure. —
1. Any person may appeal to the circuit court of the county in which the mine is situated or to the circuit court of Cole County, at the option of appellant, from any order, rule, regulation or determination of the director of the division of mine inspection or of a mine inspector by filing with the clerk of such court a petition setting forth a copy of the order, rule, regulation or determination, if it was made in writing, or by setting forth the terms and conditions of the order, rule, regulation or determination if it was not in writing and stating the reasons or grounds of complaint against the order, rule, regulation or determination. Such petition shall be filed within thirty days after notice of the order, rule, regulation or determination has been given. The filing of the petition or appeal stays the enforcement or effectiveness of the order, rule, regulation or determination appealed. Notice of the appeal shall be given by mailing a copy of the petition to the director of the division of mine inspection or mine inspector by the clerk of said court, who shall file proof of such mailing.
2. The matter shall be tried de novo by the court, without a jury, not sooner than thirty days after the mailing of the petition, and the court shall either sustain the director of the division of mine inspection or mine inspector or shall direct him to take such action as the court may deem proper. An appeal from the circuit court in such case shall be allowed as in civil action.
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(L. 1959 S.B. 188 § 67)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 293 - Mining Regulations › Section 293.690 - Violations of law, penalty.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 293
Effective - 28 Aug 1959
293.690. Violations of law, penalty. —
Any person violating any provision of this chapter for which a punishment is not otherwise provided shall be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor, and each violation shall be a separate offense.
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(L. 1959 S.B. 188 § 68)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 294 - Child Labor › Section 294.005 - Purpose of chapter.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 294
• Effective - 28 Aug 1995
294.005. Purpose of chapter. —
The purpose of this chapter is to ensure that no child under sixteen years of age is employed in an occupation, or in a manner, that is hazardous or detrimental to the child's safety, health, morals, educational processes or general well-being.
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(L. 1989 H.B. 461, A.L. 1995 H.B. 300 & 95 merged with H.B. 414)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 294 - Child Labor › Section 294.008 - Administration of chapter.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 294
• Effective - 28 Aug 1995
294.008. Administration of chapter. —
It shall be the duty of the director of the division of labor standards within the department of labor and industrial relations to administer the laws of this chapter.
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(L. 1995 H.B. 300 & 95 merged with H.B. 414)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 294 - Child Labor › Section 294.011 - Definitions.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 294
• Effective - 28 Aug 2002
294.011. Definitions. —
As used in this chapter, the following terms mean:
(1)
"Child"
, an individual under sixteen years of age, unless otherwise specified;
(2)
"Commission"
, the labor and industrial relations commission;
(3)
"Department"
, the department of labor and industrial relations;
(4)
"Department director"
, the director of the department of labor and industrial relations;
(5)
"Director"
, the director of the division of labor standards;
(6)
"Division"
, the division of labor standards;
(7)
"Employ"
, engage a child in gainful employment for wages or other remuneration. The term employ shall not include any child working under the direct control of the child's parent and shall not include the following services which may be performed by any child over the age of twelve:
(a) The delivery or sales of newspapers;
(b) Child care;
(c) Occasional yard or farm work, including agriculture work as defined in subdivision (1) of section 290.500, performed by a child with the knowledge and consent of the child's parent. A child may operate lawn and garden machinery as specified in subsection (1) of section 294.040, provided that, no child shall be permitted to engage in any activities prohibited by section 294.040;
(d) Participating in a youth sporting event as a referee, coach or other position necessary to the sporting event; except that, this paragraph shall not include working at a concession stand. For purposes of this paragraph,
"youth sporting event"
means an event where all players are under the age of eighteen and the event is sponsored and supervised by a public body or a not-for-profit entity;
(8)
"Parent"
, a child's parent, legal custodian or guardian.
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(L. 1957 p. 525 § 1, A.L. 1989 H.B. 461, A.L. 1995 H.B. 300 & 95 merged with H.B. 414, A.L. 1997 S.B. 220, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1748, A.L. 1999 S.B. 234, A.L. 2000 H.B. 1428, A.L. 2002 S.B. 923, et al.)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 294 - Child Labor › Section 294.021 - Minors under fourteen not to be employed, exception.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 294
• Effective - 28 Aug 1995
294.021. Minors under fourteen not to be employed, exception. —
No child under fourteen years of age shall be employed or permitted to work at any occupation at any time; except as provided in this chapter.
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(L. 1957 p. 525 § 2, A.L. 1989 H.B. 461, A.L. 1995 H.B. 300 & 95 merged with H.B. 414)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 294 - Child Labor › Section 294.024 - Employment of children, work certificate required.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 294
• Effective - 28 Aug 2002
294.024. Employment of children, work certificate required. —
A child may not be employed during the regular school term unless the child has been issued a work certificate or a work permit pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
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(L. 1957 p. 525 § 3, A.L. 1989 H.B. 461, A.L. 1995 H.B. 300 & 95 merged with H.B. 414, A.L. 2002 S.B. 923, et al.)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 294 - Child Labor › Section 294.027 - Work certificates permit minors to work, when.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 294
• Effective - 28 Aug 1971
294.027. Work certificates permit minors to work, when. —
Work certificates shall permit
(1) The employment of children between fourteen and sixteen years of age during nonschool hours during the school term; or
(2) The employment of children between fourteen and sixteen years of age who are excused from attendance at school by the provisions of chapter 167.
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(L. 1957 p. 525 § 4, A.L. 1971 S.B. 171)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 294 - Child Labor › Section 294.030 - Hours of work for minors.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 294
• Effective - 28 Aug 2002
294.030. Hours of work for minors. —
1. A child shall not be employed, permitted or suffered to work at any gainful employment for more than three hours per day in any school day, more than eight hours in any nonschool day, more than six days or forty hours in any week. Normal work hours shall not begin before seven o'clock in the morning nor extend to after 9:00 p.m., except as provided in subsection 2 of this section. The provisions of this subsection may be waived by the director, in full or in part, depending upon the nature of the employment. Such waiver shall be provided in writing to the employer by the director. The waiver shall only exempt employment described in section 294.022.
2. On all evenings from Labor Day to June first, a child shall not be employed, permitted or suffered to work at any gainful employment after 7:00 p.m. nor after 9:00 p.m. from June first to Labor Day; except that a child who has passed his or her fourteenth birthday but is under sixteen years of age may be employed at a regional fair from June first to Labor Day, if such child does not work after 10:30 p.m., is supervised by an adult, parental consent is given and the provisions of this subsection are complied with. The regional fair exception shall not apply to those entities covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act. The provisions of this subsection do not apply to children who have been permanently excused from school pursuant to the provisions of chapter 167. The provisions of this subsection may be waived by the director, in full or in part, depending upon the nature of the employment. Such waiver shall be provided in writing to the employer by the director. The waiver shall only exempt employment described in section 294.022.
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(RSMo 1939 § 9621, A.L. 1957 p. 525 § 5, A.L. 1971 S.B. 171, A.L. 1995 H.B. 300 & 95 merged with H.B. 414, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1748, A.L. 1999 S.B. 234, A.L. 2002 S.B. 923, et al.)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 14086; 1919 § 1108; 1909 § 1716
CROSS REFERENCE:
Attendance at part-time school to be counted as part of time minor can be employed, 178.330
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 294 - Child Labor › Section 294.040 - Minors under sixteen not to work in certain occupations.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 294
• Effective - 28 Aug 1997
294.040. Minors under sixteen not to work in certain occupations. —
A child under sixteen shall not be employed or permitted to work by any person, firm, or corporation in connection with:
(1) Any power driven machinery, except lawn and garden machinery used in domestic service at or around a private residence, provided that, there shall be an agreement between an occupant of the private residence and the child, and by no other person, firm or corporation, other than a parent, legal custodian or guardian of the child, for the performance of such work;
(2) The oiling, cleaning, maintenance, or washing of machinery;
(3) Any ladders, scaffolding, or their substitute;
(4) Any mine or quarry except in offices or at other nonhazardous employment;
(5) Stone cutting or polishing except those found in jewelry type business;
(6) Any plant manufacturing, processing, storing, or transporting Type A and B explosives, ammunition, or like materials, or in an establishment in which sales of Type A and B explosive materials make up fifty percent or more of gross sales;
(7) The operation of any motor vehicle;
(8) Any blast furnace, rolling mill, foundry, forging shop, or in any establishment where heating of metals is carried on or where cold rolling, stamping, shearing, punching, of metal stock is carried on;
(9) Saw mills, cooperage stock mills, or where woodworking machinery is used;
(10) The operation of freight elevators, hoisting machines or cranes, or on or about any manlifts;
(11) Occupations involving exposure to ionizing or nonionizing radiation or any radioactive substance;
(12) Any occupation involving exposure to any toxic or hazardous chemicals;
(13) Any capacity in or about a motel, resort, hotel, where sleeping accommodations are furnished except in offices or locations physically separated from the sleeping accommodations;
(14) Any place or establishment in which intoxicating alcoholic liquors or beverages are manufactured, bottled, stored, or sold for consumption on or off the premises, except in establishments where at least fifty percent of the gross sales consist of goods, merchandise, or commodities other than alcoholic beverages;
(15) Any other occupation or place of employment dangerous to the life, limb, health, or morals of children under the age of sixteen.
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(RSMo 1939 § 9622, A.L. 1957 p. 525 § 6, A.L. 1989 H.B. 461, A.L. 1997 S.B. 220)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 14087; 1919 §§ 1122, 1123; 1909 § 1723
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 294 - Child Labor › Section 294.043 - Employment in street occupation prohibited, exceptions.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 294
• Effective - 28 Aug 2002
294.043. Employment in street occupation prohibited, exceptions. —
No child under sixteen years of age shall be employed or permitted to work in any street occupation connected with peddling, begging, door-to-door selling or any activity pursued on or about any public street or public place. This prohibition does not apply to any public school or church or charitable fund-raising activity, or distribution of literature relating to a registered political candidate.
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(L. 1989 H.B. 461, A.L. 2002 S.B. 923, et al.)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 294 - Child Labor › Section 294.051 - Work certificate issued, when — evidence required for issuance.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 294
• Effective - 28 Aug 1989
294.051. Work certificate issued, when — evidence required for issuance. —
A work certificate may be issued after the issuing officer is satisfied that the employment will serve the best interest of the child and, in the first instance, only upon application in person of the child with the written consent of his parent, legal custodian or guardian or, if deemed necessary by the issuing officer, the child shall be accompanied by his parent, guardian or custodian. The certificate may be renewed or another certificate issued on application of the child with the written parental consent but in no case shall a certificate be issued until the issuing officer has received and approved the following papers:
(1) A statement of intention to employ signed by the prospective employer setting forth the specific nature of the occupation in which he intends to employ the child and the exact hours of the day, the number of hours per day and the days per week during which the child is to be employed;
(2) Proof of the age of the child by a birth certificate or other documentary evidence of such character in such form as is prescribed by the issuing officer;
(3) A certificate of the physician of the public schools of the district in which the child resides or other licensed physician, if required by the issuing officer, showing that he has personally examined the child and has found the child in good mental and physical health and is capable of performing labor without injury to his health and mental development;
(4) A certificate of the principal of the school which the child attends or has attended giving the grades of school work completed by the child, except that for children permanently excused from attendance at school under the provisions of chapter 167, this requirement may be waived.
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(L. 1957 p. 525 § 9, A.L. 1989 H.B. 461)
CROSS REFERENCES:
Part-time school attendance, 167.051
School attendance officer may investigate claims of exemption from school attendance law, 167.071
School officers authorized to administer oaths as to ages of children, 167.101
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 294 - Child Labor › Section 294.054 - Contents and form of work certificates.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 294
• Effective - 28 Aug 1957
294.054. Contents and form of work certificates. —
1. The work certificate shall show
(1) The age, sex, place and date of birth and place of residence of the child;
(2) The name and place of residence of the child's parent, guardian or custodian;
(3) The name and address of the employer; and
(4) The nature of the employment for which the work certificate is issued.
2. Work certificates authorizing the employment of a child during nonschool hours shall be of a form and color distinct from those authorizing full time employment.
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(L. 1957 p. 525 § 8)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 294 - Child Labor › Section 294.060 - Work certificates or work permits transmitted to employer, return to officer, reissue, record.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 294
• Effective - 28 Aug 2002
294.060. Work certificates or work permits transmitted to employer, return to officer, reissue, record. —
1. Whenever a child is granted a work certificate or work permit, the certificate or work permit shall be transmitted by the issuing officer to the employer of the child and a copy shall be transmitted to the division. The employer shall keep the work certificate or work permit on file and shall post in a conspicuous place in the employer's place of business a list of all children who are employed and under the age of sixteen.
2. On termination of the employment of the child, the child's work certificate or work permit shall be sent immediately by the employer to the officer who issued it.
3. A new certificate or work permit may be issued for a child whose certificate or work permit has been returned by the employer to the issuing officer.
4. A copy of each work certificate or work permit issued and notice of its cancellation shall be retained by the issuing officer and a copy shall be transmitted by the issuing officer to the division.
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(RSMo 1939 § 9624, A.L. 1957 p. 525 § 10, A.L. 1989 H.B. 461, A.L. 1995 H.B. 300 & 95 merged with H.B. 414, A.L. 2002 S.B. 923, et al.)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 14089; 1919 § 1110; 1909 § 1718
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 294 - Child Labor › Section 294.070 - Work certificate forms furnished by state commissioner of education — no fee.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 294
• Effective - 28 Aug 1995
294.070. Work certificate forms furnished by state commissioner of education — no fee. —
No fee shall be charged for a work certificate or work permit issued under the provisions of this chapter. The form of the work certificate shall be prepared by the state commissioner of education. Blank work certificates shall be furnished to the superintendent of each school district by the state commissioner of education.
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(RSMo 1939 § 9625, A.L. 1957 p. 525 § 11, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1554 Revision, A.L. 1995 H.B. 300 & 95 merged with H.B. 414)
Prior revision: 1929 § 14090
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 294 - Child Labor › Section 294.080 - Work certificate as evidence of age.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 294
• Effective - 28 Aug 1989
294.080. Work certificate as evidence of age. —
Upon the request of a child or of an employer who wishes to employ a child who represents his or her age to be sixteen years or more, the issuing officer upon the presentation of evidence of age, as provided in section 294.051 for children under sixteen years of age, shall issue a certificate showing the age of the child and this certificate shall be accepted as conclusive evidence of the age of the child.
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(RSMo 1939 § 9627, A.L. 1957 p. 525 § 12, A.L. 1989 H.B. 461)
Prior revision: 1929 § 14092
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 294 - Child Labor › Section 294.090 - Director of division of labor standards to enforce — rights, duties — record keeping required — cancellation of work certificate or work permit.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 294
• Effective - 28 Aug 2002
294.090. Director of division of labor standards to enforce — rights, duties — record keeping required — cancellation of work certificate or work permit. —
1. The director is charged with the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter and all other laws regulating the employment of children. The director is vested with the power and jurisdiction to exercise such supervision over every employment as may be necessary to adequately enforce and administer the provisions of this chapter, including the right to enter any place where children are employed and to inspect the premises and to require the production of work certificates or work permits and any other necessary documents specifically requested that involve the employment of children.
2. Every employer subject to any provision of sections 294.005 to 294.150 or any regulation issued pursuant to sections 294.005 to 294.150 shall make and keep for a period of not less than two years, on the premises where any child is employed, the work certificate, a record of the name, address, and age of the child, and times and hours worked by the child each day.
3. All records and information obtained by the division pertaining to minors are confidential and personal identifying information shall be disclosed only by order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
4. If it appears that a work certificate or work permit has been improperly granted or illegally used, or the child is being injured, or is likely to be injured by the employment, this fact shall be reported to the issuing officer who shall cancel the work certificate or work permit. Notice in writing of the cancellation, with reasons therefor, shall be transmitted immediately to the child and to the person employing the child, and thereafter it shall be unlawful for any such person to continue to employ the child.
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(RSMo 1939 § 9626, A.L. 1957 p. 525 § 13, A.L. 1989 H.B. 461, A.L. 1995 H.B. 300 & 95 merged with H.B. 414, A.L. 2002 S.B. 923, et al.)
Prior revision: 1929 § 14091
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 294 - Child Labor › Section 294.095 - Employers to comply with section 213.055.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 294
• Effective - 28 Aug 1989
294.095. Employers to comply with section 213.055. —
Every person, firm or corporation employing minors shall comply with all provisions of section 213.055.
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(L. 1989 H.B. 461)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 294 - Child Labor › Section 294.100 - Presence of minor as evidence of employment.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 294
• Effective - 28 Aug 1957
294.100. Presence of minor as evidence of employment. —
The presence of any child under sixteen years of age in any place where labor is employed shall be presumptive evidence that said child is employed therein.
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(RSMo 1939 § 9628, A.L. 1957 p. 525 § 14)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 14093; 1919 § 1120; 1909 § 1724
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 294 - Child Labor › Section 294.110 - Penalties for violations.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 294
• Effective - 28 Aug 1995
294.110. Penalties for violations. —
Any person, firm or corporation violating the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a class C misdemeanor.
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(RSMo 1939 § 9629, A.L. 1957 p. 525 § 15, A.L. 1989 H.B. 461, A.L. 1995 H.B. 300 & 95 merged with H.B. 414)
Prior revision: 1929 § 14094
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 294 - Child Labor › Section 294.131 - Child labor enforcement fund.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 294
• Effective - 28 Aug 1995
294.131. Child labor enforcement fund. —
1. There is hereby created in the state treasury a fund to be known as the "Child Labor Enforcement Fund". All moneys awarded by any court for civil damages for violations of this chapter and all moneys collected in settlements from persons who violate the provisions of this chapter shall be transmitted to the department of revenue for deposit in the child labor enforcement fund. Subject to appropriations, the money in this fund shall be used by the division of labor standards for investigations and enforcement of the provisions of this chapter.
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 to the contrary, money in this fund shall not be transferred and placed to the credit of general revenue until the amount in the fund at the end of the biennium exceeds two times the amount of the appropriations from the fund for the preceding fiscal year. The amount, if any, in the fund which shall lapse is that amount in the fund which exceeds the appropriate multiple of the appropriations from the fund for the preceding fiscal years.
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(L. 1995 H.B. 300 & 95 § 294.130 merged with H.B. 414 § 294.130)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 294 - Child Labor › Section 294.141 - Notice of transmissions by division.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 294
• Effective - 28 Aug 2002
294.141. Notice of transmissions by division. —
The records of the division shall constitute prima facie evidence of the date of transmission of any notice, determination or other paper transmission pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
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(L. 1995 H.B. 300 & 95 § 294.140 merged with H.B. 414 § 294.140, A.L. 2002 S.B. 923, et al.)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 295 - Labor Relations › Section 295.010 - Labor relations affecting public utilities — state policy.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 295
Effective - 28 Aug 1947
295.010. Labor relations affecting public utilities — state policy. —
It is hereby declared to be the policy of the state that heat, light, power, sanitation, transportation, communication, and water are life essentials of the people; that the possibility of labor strife in utilities operating under governmental franchise or permit or under governmental ownership and control is a threat to the welfare and health of the people; that utilities so operating are clothed with public interest, and the state's regulation of the labor relations affecting such public utilities is necessary in the public interest.
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(L. 1947 V. I p. 358 § 1)
(1951) Sections 295.090, 295.180 and 295.200 are severable from the remainder of this law (§§ 295.010 to 295.210) so that the constitutionality of such sections need not be determined in mandamus proceeding to compel payment of compensation of members of the state board of mediation. Remainder of law provides a complete, sensible and valid enactment consistent with the state and federal constitutions and federal labor legislation, and therefore capable of being carried into execution as intended by the legislature. State ex rel. State Board of Mediation v. Pigg, 362 Mo. 798, 244 S.W.2d 75.
(1958) Where, under city charter, whole matter of qualifications, tenure, compensation and working conditions in city's public utilities involves exercise of city's legislative powers so that these matters are not subject to contract, the King-Thompson Act has no application. Glidewell v. Hughey (Mo.), 314 S.W.2d 749.
(1958) Sections 295.010 to 295.080, 295.120 to 295.180 and subdivisions (1) and (6) of § 295.200 held valid against attacks based on contentions they violated various provisions of the state and federal constitutions. State v. Local No. 8-6, Oil, Chemical & Atomic Workers (Mo.), 317 S.W.2d 309.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 295 - Labor Relations › Section 295.020 - Definitions.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 295
Effective - 28 Aug 1947
295.020. Definitions. —
1. The term
"board"
shall mean the state board of mediation.
2. The term
"collective bargaining"
shall be understood to embody the philosophy of bargaining by employees through representatives of their own choosing, and shall include the right of representatives of employees' units to be consulted and to bargain upon the exceptional as well as the routine wages, hours, rules, and working conditions.
3. The term
"employee"
shall refer to anyone in the service of another, actually engaged in or connected with the operation of any public utility throughout the state.
4. The term
"labor dispute"
shall involve any controversy between employer and employees as to hours, wages, and working conditions. The fact that employees have amicable relations with their employers shall not preclude the existence of a dispute among them concerning their representative for collective bargaining purposes.
5. The term
"person"
means any individual, firm, copartnership, corporation, municipal corporation, company, association, or joint-stock association; and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee, or personal representative thereof.
6. The term
"public utility"
shall include any person engaged in the business of producing, distributing, selling or otherwise furnishing electric light or power, heat, gas, steam, water, sewer service, transportation excepting railroads, communication, or any one or more of them to the people of Missouri.
7. The term
"representative"
means any person or persons, labor union, organization, or corporation designated either by a utility or group of utilities or by its or their employees to act or do for them.
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(L. 1947 V. I p. 358 § 2)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 295 - Labor Relations › Section 295.030 - Governor to appoint state board of mediation — members — qualifications — terms — vacancy.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 295
• Effective - 28 Aug 1947
295.030. Governor to appoint state board of mediation — members — qualifications — terms — vacancy. —
1. Within thirty days after the effective date of this chapter the governor, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint five competent persons to serve as a state board of mediation; two of whom shall be employers of labor, or selected from some association representing employers of labor, and two of whom shall be employees holding membership in some bona fide trade or labor union; the fifth shall be some person who is neither an employee nor an employer of labor and who shall be chairman of said state board of mediation.
2. Two members of said board shall be appointed for one year, two for two years, and one for three years, and all appointments thereafter shall be for three years or until their respective successors are appointed in the manner herein provided.
3. If a vacancy occurs in said board by death or otherwise, at any time, the governor shall appoint some competent person having the same qualifications as his predecessor to fill the unexpired term.
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(L. 1947 V. I p. 358 § 3)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 295 - Labor Relations › Section 295.040 - Oath of members — main office — meetings.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 295
Effective - 28 Aug 1947
295.040. Oath of members — main office — meetings. —
Each member of said board shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, take and subscribe an oath to support the Constitution of the United States and this state and to demean himself faithfully in his office. The main office of the state board of mediation shall be in Jefferson City, but the board may hold meetings at any time or any place in the state whenever the same shall become necessary, and three members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
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(L. 1947 V. I p. 358 § 4)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 295 - Labor Relations › Section 295.050 - Duties of chairman.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 295
Effective - 28 Aug 1947
295.050. Duties of chairman. —
The chairman of the board shall devote his full time to his duties and shall have charge of the office of the board. He shall keep all records of the proceedings of the board, and shall supervise the work of the employees of the board, and shall have such other powers and duties as may be conferred, or imposed upon him by the board.
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(L. 1947 V. I p. 358 § 5)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 295 - Labor Relations › Section 295.060 - Compensation and expenses of board members.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 295
Effective - 28 Aug 1995
295.060. Compensation and expenses of board members. —
The chairman of the board shall receive a salary in an amount to be determined by the director of the department of labor and industrial relations and within the limits of the appropriations for the purpose. Each of the other members of the state board of mediation shall receive as compensation for their services an amount to be determined by the director of the department of labor and industrial relations, but not to exceed fifty dollars per day; and in addition thereto shall receive all necessary travel and other expenses incurred while actually engaged in the performance of their duties as such members.
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(L. 1947 V. I p. 358 § 6, A.L. 1961 p. 439, A.L. 1980 H.B. 1266, A.L. 1995 H.B. 300 & 95)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 295 - Labor Relations › Section 295.070 - Powers and duties of board.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 295
Effective - 28 Aug 1947
295.070. Powers and duties of board. —
1. The state board of mediation shall have power to employ and fix the compensation of conciliators and other assistants and to delegate to such assistants such powers as may be necessary to carry out its duties under this chapter. The board shall by regulation prescribe the methods of procedure before it.
2. The board shall have power to issue subpoenas requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of evidence which relates to any matter under investigation by the board. In cases of refusal to obey a subpoena issued by the board the circuit court of Cole County or of any county where the person refusing to obey such subpoena may be found, on application by the board, shall have power to issue an order requiring such person to appear before the board and to testify and produce evidence ordered touching the matter under investigation, and any failure to obey such order shall be punished by the court as a contempt thereof.
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(L. 1947 V. I p. 358 § 7)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 295 - Labor Relations › Section 295.080 - Labor disputes — action by board.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 295
Effective - 28 Aug 1947
295.080. Labor disputes — action by board. —
1. Upon receipt of notice of any labor dispute between parties subject to this chapter, the board shall require such parties to keep it advised as to the progress of negotiations therein.
2. Upon application of either party to a labor dispute or upon its own motion the board may fix a time and place for a conference between the parties to the dispute and the board or its representative, upon the issues involved in the labor dispute and shall take whatever steps it deems expedient to bring about a settlement of the dispute including assisting in negotiating and drafting a settlement agreement.
3. It shall be the duty of all parties to a labor dispute to respond to the summons of the board for joint or several conferences with it or with its representatives and to continue in such conference until excused by the board or its representative.
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(L. 1947 V. I p. 358 § 8)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 295 - Labor Relations › Section 295.090 - Labor agreements — renewal.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 295
Effective - 28 Aug 1947
295.090. Labor agreements — renewal. —
All collective bargaining labor agreements hereafter entered into between the management of a utility and its employees or any craft or class of employees shall be reduced to writing and continue for a period of not less than one year from the date of the expiration of the previous agreement entered into between the management of the utility and its employees or if there has been no such previous agreement then for a period of not less than one year from the date of the actual execution of the agreement. Such agreement shall be presumed to continue in force and effect from year to year after the date fixed for its original termination unless either or both parties thereto inform the other, in writing, of the specific changes desired to be made therein and shall also file a copy of such demands with the state board of mediation, at least sixty days before the original termination date or sixty days before the end of any yearly renewal period, or sixty days before any termination date desired thereafter.
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(L. 1947 V. I p. 358 § 10)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 295 - Labor Relations › Section 295.100 - Changes in labor agreement — notice.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 295
Effective - 28 Aug 1947
295.100. Changes in labor agreement — notice. —
1. In the case of all existing labor contracts, agreements or understandings which do not provide for at least a sixty-day notice of desired changes and which contracts, agreements or understandings terminate after seventy days following the effective date of this chapter, the parties thereto shall nevertheless inform, in writing, the other party or parties of any specific changes desired to be made in said contract, agreement or understanding and file a copy of such desired changes with the state board of mediation at least sixty days before the date fixed for the termination of said contract, agreement or understanding.
2. In the case of labor contracts, agreements or understandings terminating within seventy days after this chapter shall become effective, the parties thereto shall forthwith, or not later than ten days after the effective date of this chapter, inform the other party, in writing, of the specific changes desired to be made in said contract, agreement or understanding and promptly file a copy of such demands with the state board of mediation.
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(L. 1947 V. I p. 358 § 11)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 295 - Labor Relations › Section 295.110 - Changes in employment terms in absence of labor contract.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 295
Effective - 28 Aug 1947
295.110. Changes in employment terms in absence of labor contract. —
Whenever, after the effective date of this chapter, a situation exists in any utility whereby employees are rendering services under terms and conditions which were not at the time this chapter becomes effective and which have not heretofore been the subject of the contract, and said employees desire to effectuate a change in the terms of employment or a utility desires to effectuate a change in said terms of employment then and in that event, it shall be the duty of the party desiring such change, not less than sixty days prior to the desired effective date thereof, to inform the other party in writing of the specific changes so desired in the manner in which they are desired, either by written contract or otherwise and to file a copy of such terms with the state board of mediation.
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(L. 1947 V. I p. 358 § 13)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 295 - Labor Relations › Section 295.120 - Public hearing panel — members — powers — hearings.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 295
Effective - 28 Aug 1947
295.120. Public hearing panel — members — powers — hearings. —
1. In the event that management of a utility and the representatives for collective bargaining purposes of any craft or group of employees of such utility shall not have reached and executed a final agreement in writing as to all conditions of employment affecting such employees on or before the termination date of any existing contract, agreement or understanding or any renewal thereof, or unless the parties shall have, before said date, agreed to submit any and all disputes between them to arbitration, the management of such utility and the representatives of such employees shall, within five days after such termination date, each designate, in writing, a person as a public hearing panel member and file such designation with the state board of mediation; the two persons so designated shall choose a third disinterested and impartial person and these three shall compose and act as a panel.
2. The panel shall promptly proceed and within fifteen days following their designation hold and complete public hearings on the specific changes so requested, to the contract, agreement or understanding. Said period of fifteen days may be extended by the mutual written consent of the parties. The panel shall give to each party full notice and opportunity to be heard, but the failure of either party to appear before the panel at the time and place fixed by it shall not deprive the panel of jurisdiction to proceed to a hearing and to make report thereon as herein provided.
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(L. 1947 V. I p. 358 § 14)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 295 - Labor Relations › Section 295.130 - Appearance in person or by counsel — notice of hearing.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 295
Effective - 28 Aug 1947
295.130. Appearance in person or by counsel — notice of hearing. —
Parties may be heard either in person or by counsel as they may elect, and the panel shall give due notice of all hearings to the employee or employees or their representatives and the public utility or utilities involved in the labor dispute.
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(L. 1947 V. I p. 358 § 15)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 295 - Labor Relations › Section 295.140 - Selection of party representatives.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 295
Effective - 28 Aug 1947
295.140. Selection of party representatives. —
Representatives for the purposes of this chapter shall be designated by the respective parties without interference, influence or coercion by either party over the designation of representatives by the other. Representatives of employees for the purpose of this chapter need not be persons in the employ of the utility.
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(L. 1947 V. I p. 358 § 16)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 295 - Labor Relations › Section 295.150 - Report of hearing to governor.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 295
Effective - 28 Aug 1947
295.150. Report of hearing to governor. —
Within five days after closing such hearings the panel shall file with the governor, in writing, a report setting forth a statement of the controversy, a resume of the evidence submitted to it and its recommendations based thereon.
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(L. 1947 V. I p. 358 § 17)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 295 - Labor Relations › Section 295.160 - Appointment of representatives by board when not designated by parties.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 295
Effective - 28 Aug 1947
295.160. Appointment of representatives by board when not designated by parties. —
1. In the event either management of the utility involved or the representatives of the employees for collective bargaining purposes shall fail or neglect to designate, as herein provided, such a person to represent it upon the panel or the two so designated shall fail to agree upon the third member of the panel, within ten days after the date fixed for the termination of such contract, agreement or understanding or upon failure to file such designations or any of them with the state board of mediation within said ten-day period, the state board of mediation shall appoint such person or persons, selecting in each case a person qualified by previous experience or employment to represent employers, employees or the public as the case may require.
2. Should both management and the representatives of the employees fail or neglect to designate representatives upon said panel within the time herein required, then the state board of mediation shall appoint a panel of three persons, to be selected as follows: One to represent management of the utility, giving the management forty-eight hours to select its preference from a list of five persons submitted by the board to the management before designating such person; one to represent the employees involved, giving their representative forty-eight hours to select their preference from a list of five persons submitted by the board to such representative, before designating such person; and one to act as the impartial third person. Failure on the part of either party to make such selection shall not prevent the board from appointing the members of the panel from the lists submitted.
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(L. 1947 V. I p. 358 § 18)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 295 - Labor Relations › Section 295.170 - Proceedings not to supersede voluntary arbitration.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 295
Effective - 28 Aug 1947
295.170. Proceedings not to supersede voluntary arbitration. —
Compulsory arbitration, as provided in this chapter, shall not be effective in disputes where voluntary arbitration is a part of the contract between the disputing parties. In the event that through the voluntary arbitration disputing parties cannot agree, the state board of mediation shall then enforce the compulsory arbitration as provided.
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(L. 1947 V. I p. 358 § 18a)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Labor and Industrial Relations › Chapter 295 - Labor Relations › Section 295.190 - Governor to prescribe rules and regulations.

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 295
Effective - 28 Aug 1947
295.190. Governor to prescribe rules and regulations. —
The governor is authorized to prescribe the necessary rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
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(L. 1947 V. I p. 358 § 20)
CROSS REFERENCE:
Rules and regulations, where filed, effective date, Chap. 536