Public policy declared
Missouri law says that when people lose their jobs through no fault of their own, it can hurt their health and wellbeing. So the state set up a system to collect money ahead of time and pay it out to unemployed people who need it. The law also aims to help people find jobs through public employment offices. This law is meant to be read in a way that helps it reach those goals.
288.020. declared — construction of law. — 1. As a guide to the interpretation and of this law, the public policy of this state is declared to be as follows: Economic in due to un is a serious menace to health, morals, and welfare of the people of this state resulting in a . The , therefore, declares that in its considered the public good and the general welfare of the citizens of this state require the enactment of this measure, under the of the state, for compulsory setting aside of to be used for the of persons unemployed through no of their own.
2. This law shall be to accomplish its purpose to promote both by increasing opportunities for jobs through the of a system of public employment offices and by providing for the payment of to individuals in respect to their unemployment.
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Source & history notes
(L. 1951 p. 564) Division of motor carrier and railroad safety abolished, duties and functions transferred to highways and transportation commission and department of transportation, 226.008 (1964) As used in this section "fault" is not limited to conduct of the employee which is blameworthy or worthy of censure but means also failure of volition. Neely v. Industrial Comm. of Mo., Div. of Employment Security (A.), 379 S.W.2d 201. (1977) Change in sick leave policy, rescheduling of working hours and change of wage payment dates was not "good cause" for voluntary termination of employment by claimant. Belle State Bank v. Industrial Commission Division of Employment Security (A.), 547 S.W.2d 841.
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