The Missouri Commission on Human Rights has updated three notices: Discrimination in Employment, Discrimination in Public Accommodations, and Discrimination in Housing. Discrimination in Employment: According to the agency, the Missouri Human Rights Act makes it illegal to discriminate in any aspect of employment including hiring and firing, recruitment, compensation and fringe benefits....

The Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Division of Labor Standards, has released a new Youth Employment List Poster. Per the agency, this new posting is mandatory and intended for employers who employ workers under the age of 16. The new law requires employers to list the names of all employees under the age of 16 as well as their school year shifts and summer shifts....

The Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations Divisions of Workers' Compensation has updated its notice.  Per the agency, the change is mandatory and all employers must replace existing notices dated 07/06 and replace with the current version dated 12/09.   The entire notice has been reformatted and the information is now broken down into two sections, one for the...

The State of Missouri has updated its minimum wage notice. Effective today, July 24, 2009, the state of Missouri's minimum wage will increase from $7.05 per hour to $7.25 per hour. According to state officials, this change is mandatory and all employers must replace existing notices with the current version dated 07/09. Personnel Concepts has already updated its Missouri Space...

Kansas City is just one example of random inspections being carried out by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), where agency personnel are currently working with the local fire departments to target businesses with known and potential fire violations. “Past violations, accidents and incidents clearly show the need to ensure the nation’s workforce is...

The State of Missouri has released its 2009 minimum wage poster. Effective Jan. 1, the wage rate was increased from $6.65 per hour to $7.05 per hour. All employers are required to pay their employees this rate with the exception of retail and service businesses whose annual gross sales are less than $500,00 per year. Employers of tipped employees are required to pay their tipped...

The Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations has updated its minimum wage notice. According to the agency, the section titled "Learners and Apprentices" has been removed from the poster. This section stated: "Any individuals under 20 years of age may be deemed a learner or apprentice and paid the applicable training wage (not less than 90 cents less than the...