Employer's liability joint and several
If a worker gets hurt or dies while working for two or more employers at the same time, all of those employers share the responsibility. The worker can go after any one of them or all of them for the costs. The employers can then split the bill among themselves based on how much of the worker's wages each one paid. They can also agree to split it a different way if they want.
287.130. Employer's — allowable. — If the injury or death occurs while the employee is in the joint of two or more employers, their liability shall be joint and several, and the employee may hold any or all of such employers. As between themselves such employers shall have contribution from each other in the proportion of their several liability for the wages of such employee but nothing in this chapter shall prevent such employers from making a different distribution of their as between themselves.
(RSMo 1939 § 3697)
Prior revision: 1929 § 3307
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