PURPOSE: This rule describes the organization of the Division of Labor Standards as pursuant to section 536.023, RSMo 2016.

1. (1) The Division of Labor Standards is an administrative division created by the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission to satisfy the requirements of section 8, paragraph 5, of the Omnibus State Reorganization Act. This act created an inspection section which is now named the Division of Labor Standards (hereinafter referred to as the division) of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations. Along with all powers, duties and functions as vested by law, the Reorganization Act transferred to the Division of Labor Standards—the Division of Industrial Inspection and the Division of Mine Inspection. The division also has the responsibility of administering the Prevailing Wage Law. The division has the responsibility of carrying out all the functions and duties contained in the following sections of the Revised Statutes of Missouri:

   1. (A) Section 205.920, RSMo—Power of Director to Deputize Agents;
   2. (B) Sections 290.010–290.340, RSMo and 290.500–290.580, RSMo—Wages, Hours and Dismissal Rights, Prevailing Wages on Public Works, Minimum Wage, and Public Works During Excessive Unemployment;
   3. (C) Sections 291.010–291.150, RSMo— Industrial Inspection;
   4. (D) Sections 292.010–292.570, RSMo— Health and Safety of Employees;
   5. (E) Sections 293.010–293.690, RSMo— Mine and Cave Regulations; and
   6. (F) Sections 294.005–294.150, RSMo— Child Labor.

AUTHORITY: Omnibus State Reorganization Act of 1974, section 8, paragraph 5. Original rule filed Dec. 18, 1975, effective Dec. 28, 1975. Amended: Filed Oct. 8, 2003, effective April 30, 2004. Amended: Filed June 19, 2018, effective Jan. 30, 2019.