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I am sure that if you’ve seen the various posters at your workplace, you’ve probably already realized that they’re required by various state and federal laws. Employers must display the discrimination notice, OSHA safety notices, and other information for the benefit of employees in order to let them know about key provisions in the law.  Almost all Missouri businesses and industries are required to display the posters. Laws that affect a business with fewer employers may require additional posters.
 It is my understanding that covered employers should display the required posters where they can be seen by prospective employees as well as present employees. They can place them near time clocks, water fountains, in break rooms, and in other appropriate places where employees will see them.
The Missouri Human Rights Act makes it illegal for an employer to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, physical/mental disability, and age if the person is between ages 40 and 70.
If you feel you’re being discriminated against, you can file a claim either with the state administrative agency, the Missouri Commission on Human Rights (MCHR) or the federal administrative agency, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The two agencies have a “work-sharing agreement.” That means that the agencies cooperate together to process claims. There is no need to file a claim with both agencies; you simply indicate to the one you file with that you want it to cross-file the claim with the other agency.
As a Federal branch the EEOC doesn’t cover employers with fewer than 15 employees, but the Missouri anti-discrimination statute does. So if your workplace has between 6 and 14 employees, you should file with the MCHR. If your workplace has 15 or more employees, you may file with either agency.
 

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