If a boss pays a worker less than the law requires, the boss owes that worker the missing pay plus two times the missing pay as a penalty. The worker can also get court costs and lawyer fees paid. Any deal the worker made to accept less pay does not count as an excuse. A worker has three years from when the underpayment happened to start a court case.
290.527. for of wages, employee may bring — . — Any employer who pays any employee less wages than the wages to which the employee is entitled under or by virtue of sections 290.500 to 290.530 shall be to the employee affected for the full amount of the wage rate and an additional amount equal to twice the unpaid wages as , less any amount actually paid to the employee by the employer and for and such reasonable as may be allowed by the court or jury. The employee may bring any legal action necessary to collect the . Any agreement between the employee and the employer to work for less than the wage rate shall be no to the action. All actions for the collection of any shall be within three years of the .
Tap any gold-underlined word to see what it means.
Red section numbers link to that law.
Source & history notes
(L. 1990 H.B. 1881 § 12, A.L. 2006 Adopted by Initiative, Proposition B, November 7, 2006, A.L. 2018 Adopted by Initiative, Proposition B, November 6, 2018) Effective 11-06-18
Related Missouri laws
Minimum wage and employment benefits, limitations on political subdivisions
RSMo 290.528
Violations
RSMo 290.525
Severability clause
RSMo 290.529
Law not to interfere with collective bargaining rights
RSMo 290.530
Rulemaking authority
RSMo 290.523
Summary of law and wage rate, employer to post, how
RSMo 290.522
Legal information, not legal advice. Always confirm with the official source at revisor.mo.gov.