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Revised Statutes of Missouri

Chapter 288

Mo. Rev. Stat. ch. 288

Employment Security

288.010Title of law 288.020Public policy declared — construction of law 288.030Definitions — calculation of Missouri average annual wage 288.031(Repealed L. 1988 H.B. 1485)Repealed 288.032Employer defined, exceptions 288.034Employment defined 288.035Owner and operator leasing motor vehicle with driver to a for-hire common or contract carrier not deemed employed for unemployment compensation, exception 288.036Wages defined — state taxable wage base 288.037Indian tribes considered employers for purposes of unemployment compensation payments, when — definitions — requirements 288.038Maximum weekly benefit amount defined 288.040Eligibility for benefits — exceptions — report, contents 288.041Employer to provide notice of ineligibility for unemployment benefits, when 288.042War on terror veterans, defined — eligible for benefits — time period — penalty — offer of similar wages — fund — rulemaking authority 288.045Misconduct connected with the claimant's work, when — controlled substance and blood alcohol content levels — notice — tests conducted, when — violation, penalty — preemployment testing — testing provision not to apply, when — specimens for testing — confirmation tests — prescriptions — section not applicable, when — implementation of testing program 288.046General assembly's intent to abrogate certain case law — determining misconduct, evidence of impairment 288.050Benefits denied unemployed workers, when — pregnancy, requirements for benefit eligibility 288.051Temporary employees, defined, deemed to have voluntarily quit employment, when 288.055Retraining programs, eligibility to receive benefits while in program, requirements 288.060Benefits, how paid — wage credits — limitation on duration of benefits — benefits due decedent — benefit warrants cancelled, when — electronic funds transfer system, allowed — remote claims filing procedures required, contents, duties 288.062"On" and "Off" indicators, state and national, how determined — extended benefits, defined — amount and how computed 288.070Claims for benefits — procedure — payment pending appeal 288.080Employer, when subject to law — election of coverage — termination 288.090Contributions required, when — payments in lieu of contributions, procedures — common paymaster arrangements 288.100Experience rating — employer accounts, credits and charges 288.102Rules, procedures 288.105(Repealed L. 1988 H.B. 1485)Repealed 288.110Transfer of employer accounts — successor employer liabilities — unemployment experience, how treated — penalties — definitions 288.113Employer's rate, how determined 288.114(Repealed L. 1996 H.B. 1368 § A)Repealed 288.115(Repealed L. 1984 H.B. 1251 & 1549 § 1)Repealed 288.116(Repealed L. 1984 H.B. 1251 & 1549 § 1)Repealed 288.117(Repealed L. 1984 H.B. 1251 & 1549 § 1)Repealed 288.118(Repealed L. 1984 H.B. 1251 & 1549 § 1)Repealed 288.119(Repealed L. 1984 H.B. 1251 & 1549 § 1)Repealed 288.121Rate increased when average balance in fund is less than certain amount, how — rate calculations for certain years 288.122If cash in fund exceeds certain amounts, contribution rate to decrease, amount — table 288.123(Repealed L. 1988 H.B. 1485)Repealed 288.124Average annual payroll defined 288.125Voluntary payments by employer 288.126Ineligibility for rate calculation, rate used, positive and negative experience rate account balances 288.127(Repealed L. 1984 H.B. 1251 & 1549 § 1)Repealed 288.128Additional assessment for interest on federal advancements and proceeds of credit instruments, procedure — excess collections, use of — credit instrument and financing agreement repayment surcharge 288.129(Repealed L. 1986 H.B. 1554 § 1 Revision)Repealed 288.130Employer records — form of report — benefit information — liability determination — final when — extension of time period for cause — reconsideration, when 288.131(Repealed L. 2018 S.B. 975 & 1024 Revision)Repealed 288.132Unemployment automation fund created, use of moneys 288.133Unemployment automation adjustment, amount — reductions, when 288.140Contribution adjustments or refunds 288.150Unpaid contributions, interest rate due, abatement during extensions — exceptions 288.160Assessment of delinquent contributions — limitations — refusal to file, penalty 288.170Collection of delinquent contributions 288.175Debtor's federal income tax refund may be intercepted — debt defined — debtor defined — use of collection agencies authorized 288.180Compromise of delinquent contributions 288.190Administrative appeals on disputed determinations — party subject to appeal decision, right to counsel 288.200Appeals to labor and industrial relations commission 288.210Judicial review of decisions of industrial commission, grounds — division to be a party, when 288.215Finding of fact, conclusion of law, judgment or order not conclusive or binding, when — use of evidence in other proceedings 288.220Administration of law — director — state unemployment insurance operation — rules and regulations 288.222Resume retrieval program, division may administer, charge fees — general assembly may appropriate funds for program 288.225Group insurance for employees of division 288.230Power to subpoena records and witnesses — mileage and per diem for witnesses — witness's right against self-incrimination, procedure to claim, effect 288.240Papers, deemed filed, when 288.245Records of division constitute evidence of date of mailing or electronic transmission 288.247Electronic document transmission and filing requirements — investigations of protested issues and fraud, appeals decided 288.250Records confidential — privileged communications — violation, penalty 288.251Cooperation with not-for-profit agencies authorized 288.260Annual report 288.270(Transferred 2014; now 620.484)Repealed 288.280(Repealed L. 1995 H.B. 300 & 95 § A merged with H.B. 574 § A)Repealed 288.290Unemployment compensation fund, established — administration, deposit of funds — purposes — erroneous collection of interest or penalties 288.300Unemployment compensation administration fund, administration and disbursement 288.310Special employment security fund — use of funds — amounts transferred between funds, when 288.320Federal funds, how used — reimbursement, when authorized 288.330State liability for benefits limited, authority for application and repayment of federal advances — board of unemployment fund financing created, duties, requirements, powers — disposition of unobligated funds 288.340Cooperation with federal government and sister states 288.345Division may participate in federal comprehensive manpower programs 288.350Effect of amendments to related federal law 288.360Records of division — reproduction, destruction, copies 288.370Law does not confer vested rights 288.375Discharge for testifying prohibited, civil action for damages, statute of limitations 288.379Notice given to filer of claim, taxation of benefits — deducted amounts remain in trust fund until transference — division to follow procedures — order in which amounts are deducted 288.380Void agreements — offenses, penalties — deductions of support obligations and uncollected overissuance of food stamps — offset for overpayment of benefits by other states, when — definitions 288.381Collection of benefits paid when claimant later determined ineligible or awarded back pay — violation, damages 288.382Uncollectible benefit overpayments, how determined 288.390State to comply with minimum standards prescribed by federal law 288.395Fraud or misrepresentation, penalties 288.397(L. 2004 H.B. 1268 & 1211, Repealed L. 2004 S.B. 966 § A)288.398Contracts with consumer reporting agencies authorized — information limited — privacy rules apply — written consent, contents — use of information limited, verified by consumer reporting agency — confidentiality safeguards required — noncompliance, liability — information obtained under false pretenses, penalty — disputes 288.400(Repealed L. 1988 H.B. 1485)Repealed 288.410(Repealed L. 1951 p. 564 § 1)Repealed 288.420(Repealed L. 1951 p. 564 § 1)Repealed 288.430(Repealed L. 1951 p. 564 § 1)Repealed 288.440(Repealed L. 1951 p. 564 § 1)Repealed 288.450(Repealed L. 1951 p. 564 § 1)Repealed 288.460(Repealed L. 1951 p. 564 § 1)Repealed 288.475(Repealed L. 2018 S.B. 843)Repealed 288.500Shared work program created — definitions — plan, requirements — plan denied, submission of new plan, when — contribution by employer, how computed — benefits — severability clause 288.501Extension of benefits — alternate base period defined — use of federal moneys