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Workplace & Employment Resources
General Missouri workplace-information resources for wages, hours, discrimination, unemployment, workplace injury, safety, employment records, and qualified-help referrals.
Educational information only: Citizens Law Library is not a law firm. We cannot determine whether a workplace law applies, calculate wages, interpret an employment contract, assess a discrimination claim, choose a complaint process, or give advice about your individual employment situation.
Read disclaimerStart with records and timing
Employment concerns can involve deadlines, documents, agencies, and important financial consequences.
Workplace matters may involve wages, overtime, tips, pay records, scheduling, dismissal, unemployment, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, workplace injury, safety, benefits, contracts, non-compete concerns, public-works wages, or an employment-related court or agency notice.
Preserve documents and seek qualified help promptly when you receive an agency notice, lawsuit, right-to-sue document, unemployment determination, wage notice, workplace-injury information, or a deadline. The appropriate resource can depend on the employer, work location, job type, dates, documents, and facts of the situation.
Important timing notice
Employment and discrimination deadlines can be short.
Do not rely on this page to calculate a deadline or determine which agency, court, complaint, appeal, or filing applies to you. For example, the Missouri Commission on Human Rights states that complaints under the Missouri Human Rights Act generally must be filed within 180 days of the alleged discrimination.
If you believe you have a filing deadline, wage issue, discrimination concern, unemployment appeal, workplace injury, safety concern, or employment-related court matter, contact the appropriate agency or qualified legal professional promptly.
Choose a resource path
What type of workplace concern do you have?
These resource paths provide general public information and referral options. They are not legal advice or a recommendation about what action applies to your specific situation.
Wages, Hours & Pay
General resources for pay records, minimum wage, overtime concerns, prevailing wage, pay deductions, and wage-complaint information.
Explore wage resources 02Discrimination & Harassment
General Missouri Commission on Human Rights resources, complaint assessments, recordkeeping, and timing information.
Explore discrimination resources 03Job Loss & Unemployment
General unemployment-benefit resources, records to preserve, and public information from Missouri labor agencies.
Explore unemployment resources 04Workplace Injury & Safety
General resources for workplace injury, workers’ compensation, safety hazards, and official labor-agency information.
Explore safety resourcesWages, hours, and pay records
Keep clear records of your work, pay, and communications.
General wage concerns may involve pay stubs, time records, schedules, direct-deposit records, tips, deductions, overtime, minimum wage, prevailing wage on public-works projects, final pay, or a disagreement about what work was performed.
Citizens Law Library does not calculate wages, determine worker classification, interpret a contract, decide whether overtime is owed, or advise whether a complaint or lawsuit applies. Use official labor-agency resources and qualified legal help for individual questions.
Missouri Wages, Hours & Dismissal RightsGeneral pay-record checklist
- Pay stubs and wage statements
- Timesheets, schedules, and time-clock records
- Employment offer letters and written agreements
- Direct-deposit, payroll, and tax records
- Emails, texts, and written communications
- Names, dates, job locations, and work performed
Missouri wage resources
Use official wage-complaint information.
Missouri’s Division of Labor Standards provides information about minimum wage, prevailing wage, wages, hours, dismissal rights, and complaint processes. Read the official instructions carefully before submitting a complaint.
Minimum Wage
Missouri Division of Labor Standards provides information about minimum wage complaints and the investigation process.
Minimum Wage Complaint InformationPrevailing Wage
Public-works construction projects may have prevailing-wage requirements that vary by county and worker classification.
Prevailing Wage Complaint InformationWorker Protection Center
Missouri’s Worker Protection and Fraud Center connects visitors to wage, safety, discrimination, unemployment, and other labor resources.
Open Worker Protection CenterDiscrimination and harassment resources
Preserve records and learn about official complaint processes.
The Missouri Commission on Human Rights provides information about employment discrimination complaints and a complaint assessment process. Whether an agency has jurisdiction depends on legal protections, employer coverage, dates, facts, and other circumstances.
If you believe you experienced discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or another employment-related civil-rights concern, preserve relevant records and seek prompt qualified help. Do not wait for Citizens Law Library to determine whether a filing deadline applies.
Missouri Discrimination Complaint InformationGeneral records to preserve
- Offer letters, job descriptions, and policy handbooks
- Emails, messages, and written complaints
- Performance reviews and disciplinary documents
- Schedules, pay records, and attendance information
- A dated timeline of events and conversations
- Names and contact information for relevant people
Missouri Commission on Human Rights
Use the official assessment before filing a discrimination complaint.
The Missouri Commission on Human Rights offers an online Discrimination Complaint Assessment to help users determine whether an issue may fall within the agency’s jurisdiction and to receive instructions on next steps. The agency states that Missouri Human Rights Act complaints generally must be filed within 180 days of the alleged discrimination.
Job loss and unemployment
Use official unemployment resources and preserve work-separation records.
Missouri’s Department of Labor and Industrial Relations administers unemployment benefits for people determined eligible under applicable law. Eligibility can depend on work history, wages, reason for separation, availability for work, timely filings, and other factors.
Citizens Law Library cannot determine whether you qualify, calculate benefits, advise what you should report, prepare an appeal, or interpret an unemployment determination. Use official agency resources and seek qualified help for individual legal questions.
General records to keep
- Separation, termination, layoff, or resignation documents
- Pay stubs, W-2s, and employment-history information
- Agency notices, determinations, and appeal information
- Work-search records if required by the agency
- Emails, messages, and communications about separation
- Dates and questions to verify with the agency
Workplace injury and safety
Report hazards and injuries through appropriate official channels.
Workplace safety and injury issues can involve medical care, incident reports, workers’ compensation, employer procedures, safety agencies, insurance, and strict reporting requirements. Preserve records and seek appropriate professional help.
Workplace injury
Keep records of incident reports, medical documents, employer communications, work restrictions, dates, names, and any agency information you receive.
Safety hazard
Use official worker-protection resources to learn about reporting a potential workplace safety concern and preserving factual records.
Workers’ compensation
Workers’ compensation questions can be fact-specific. Use official Missouri resources and qualified legal advice for your individual situation.
Medical and privacy records
Store medical and employment records securely. Do not upload sensitive records to Citizens Law Library or send them through a general contact form.
Missouri Worker Protection and Fraud Center
Use the Missouri Department of Labor’s central portal to locate workplace safety, wage, discrimination, unemployment, and workers’ protection resources.
Find qualified help
Use qualified legal or agency help for personal workplace advice.
If you need advice about an employment contract, pay dispute, discrimination concern, agency notice, court paper, retaliation, workplace injury, benefits issue, or appeal, contact an authorized agency or qualified legal professional.
Apply for Civil Legal Aid
Find the Missouri legal-aid provider serving your area and ask about eligibility, employment-related services, and current capacity.
Legal-aid application informationFind a Missouri Attorney
Search by practice area and location, then ask about employment-law experience, consultation fees, and limited-scope options.
Search for a lawyerMissouri Free Legal Answers
Qualifying users may be able to submit certain non-criminal civil legal questions for online answers from volunteer attorneys.
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Preserve records, verify deadlines, and use trusted resources.
Citizens Law Library provides general public-resource links and court-navigation education for Missourians. We do not provide legal advice, represent employees or employers, or determine how workplace laws apply to an individual situation.