The current minimum wage in Missouri is $10.30, more than $2 higher than the federal minimum wage.
The minimum wage laws are reviewed annually and increased by the percentage the cost of living has changed from the prior year.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $4.73.
Employers are allowed to require employees to participate in tip pooling or sharing arrangements.
Non-exempt employees must be paid an overtime rate of 1 ½ times the regular rate of pay for hours worked in excess of 40 in one workweek.
The federal overtime rule laid out in the Fair Labor Standards Act stipulates that the minimum salary requirement for administrative, professional, and executive exemptions is $684 per week, or $35,568 per year.
There are no laws requiring employers to provide meal periods or breaks, so the federal rules apply.
Federal law does not require employers to provide meal periods or breaks, but if they choose to do so, breaks lasting less than 20 minutes must be paid.
Meal periods do not need to be paid if employees are free to do as they wish.
There are no laws requiring employers to provide meal periods or breaks, so the federal rules apply.
Federal law does not require employers to provide meal periods or breaks, but if they choose to do so, breaks lasting less than 20 minutes must be paid.