Missouri 2011 Minimum Wage Still $7.25

December 10th, 2010 Posted by Cara

The remains at $7.25 per hour in 2011. Although statutes permit an annual adjustment of the minimum wage, a flat cost of living means there is no for the year. Due to a in the regional Consumer Price Index for the year, there is no to the minimum wage.

 

Each Missouri employer must prominently display employment law posters, including the state minimum wage.

 

The Missouri minimum wage applies to employers with $500,000 or more in annual revenue. It is the same as the minimum wage, which also applies to employees who engage in interstate commerce. A Missouri retail or service business, which does not engage in interstate commerce, and has annual revenue less than $500,000, is not covered by either law and can pay employees less than $7.25 per hour. Some agricultural workers are also exempt from the state statute.

 

Tipped employees in Missouri can be paid just $3.625 per hour. However, if the employee’s wages plus tips do not average $7.25 per hour over the payroll week, the employer must pay additional wages to bring the employee up to the minimum wage.

 

In January 2009, the Missouri minimum wage increased from $6.65 to $7.05 per hour. When the federal minimum wage increased to $7.25 per hour in July 2009, (more…)

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Missouri Governor: No Sexual Orientation Discrimination

August 20th, 2010 Posted by Jolie

The of , Jay Nixon recently issued an executive order that bans employment based on . The order applies to agencies and public schools but does not apply to private employers.

 

The same executive order also bans discrimination based on veteran status.

 

There is no law that bans discrimination against or workers in private industry. Several states have laws that prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation in all employment, including New York, California, New Jersey and Illinois. However, Missouri does not have any state law that prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation.

 

Apparently the Governor felt that he needed to take the matter into his own hands, at least regarding discrimination against homosexuals, bisexuals and transsexuals by state agencies.

 

In the executive order, the governor alluded to the Declaration of Independence’s assertion that “all men are created equal” and strongly suggested that any law, regulation or judicial decision that permitted discrimination (more…)

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Missouri Layoff Results in Liability Suit

May 11th, 2009 Posted by Madison

A recent court ruling highlights the danger of employers claiming an employee was “laid off” when, in fact, the employee was terminated for another reason.

 

Historically, many employers have made the mistake of claiming that they were merely “laying off” a troublesome employee. However, with today’s prevalence of lawsuits for wrongful termination, that tactic can backfire.

 

In a recent case before the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals, a car company branch manager, Terri Wallace, was laid off 15 days after she complained that her supervisor was sexually harassing her.

 

Wallace dropped the sexual harassment suit before it reached the jury.  

 

However, under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, it is to retaliate against an employee who files a sexual harassment complaint in good faith. In this case, “good faith” means without the intention of fraud.

 

The employer, DTG Operations, Inc., initially claimed that Wallace was part of a company-wide lay off due to economic reasons. (more…)

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2009 Missouri Minimum Wage

January 5th, 2009 Posted by Derrick

 Missouri law (Section 290.502.2) requires that the ’s must be adjusted every year based on the latest cost of living.

 

In charge of making that change is the Director of the and Industrial Relations. Director Todd Smith said that in August of 2008, the predicted an of 40 cents for 2009/

 

“A review of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for July 2008 confirms the rate will increase to $7.05 effective January 1, 2009,” he predicted at the time.

 

That prediction has become a reality. The , pegged to the cost of living, went up precisely 40 cents on January 1, 2009, increasing from $6.65 to $7.05 an hour. According to the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, last year’s increase was a mere 15 cents per hour. The much higher rise in the cost of living has driven the dramatic increase in the Missouri minimum wage rate.

 

Those businesses that earn less than a half-million dollars annually (more…)

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2009 Missouri Minimum Wage

October 24th, 2008 Posted by Jolie

The increases by 40 cents, from $6.65 to $7.05 per hour on January 1, 2009. The is larger than in previous years due to the high rate of inflation for the previous 12 months.

 

By contrast, last year’s increase was just 15 cents per hour according the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations.   Many pundits worry about the impact that such a large increase will have on smaller employers across the . Especially when coupled with rising prices and declining sales, the 2009 increase is a bitter pill for many employers to swallow.

 

“In August, the released preliminary data projecting (more…)

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