What Missouri law adds on top of federal law for nurses and EMS, and who to call.
Every rule here was read on the statute, regulation or agency page it cites. Checked November 10, 2026.
General information, not legal advice. Laws change and your facts decide how they apply. Before you act, confirm with the agency listed here or with an employment lawyer or your union representative.
Who to call in Missouri
Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Division of Labor StandardsUnpaid wages and state labor complaints. Start a complaint · 573-751-3403
Missouri's state complaint route covers minimum wage and overtime; the page does not describe a general unpaid-wage claim program.
U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour DivisionUnpaid wages and overtime, PUMP Act, FMLA. Contact · 1-866-487-9243
OSHAPrivate-employer safety complaints, and retaliation for raising safety (30 days under the OSH Act). Public employees: see Unions and public employers. Contact
Fired or let go, with or without cause: your earned wages are due on the day you are let go. You can ask in writing to have the pay sent to you. Missouri's statute does not set a separate deadline for people who quit.
Who it covers: Employees let go by a person, firm or corporation doing business in Missouri.
Limits and exceptions to know (the law may have others; read the source):
The late-pay penalty depends on a written request: if the pay doesn't reach you within seven days of asking in writing, your wages keep running for up to 60 days. (RSMo § 290.110)
Doesn't apply to employees paid mainly on commission whose final pay needs an audit. (RSMo § 290.110)
"Whenever any person, firm or corporation doing business in this state shall discharge, with or without cause, or refuse to further employ any servant or employee thereof, the unpaid wages of the servant or employee then earned at the contract rate, without abatement or deduction, shall be and become due and payable on the day of the discharge"
For Missouri we have not yet confirmed state rules on mandatory overtime, staffing ratios, plans and committees, meal and rest breaks. That does not mean Missouri has no rule on them: we leave a topic off until we have read it at the source, and only federal rules are shown for it here.