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1 Answer | Asked in Cannabis & Marijuana Law and Employment Law for Missouri on
Q: In Missouri. Starting a position at a Union. For random drug tests, am I covered with my medical card from being fired?
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answered on Jul 21, 2023

Having a medical marijuana card may not automatically protect you from being fired if your employer has a strict drug-free policy and conducts drug tests. Employers have the right to establish their own policies regarding drug use, and they may choose to take disciplinary actions, including... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Employment Law for Missouri on
Q: Can a supervisor be fired if their staff report she told them to withhold information from documents and parents?

Documentation is required about consumers with DMH waivers. This information is also relayed to parents to aid with mental and physical health decisions.

Rhiannon Herbert
Rhiannon Herbert
answered on Dec 21, 2022

Missouri is an at-will employment state, which means either you or your employer can terminate your position at any time and for any reason (or no reason at all). The one exception to this general rule is if an employee is targeted or selected for termination based on a discriminatory reason (i.e.... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Employment Law, Arbitration / Mediation Law and Small Claims for Missouri on
Q: I was fired from my job without explanation and without witnesses. I received my termination agreement 4 days after

asking for it several times, and which included paragraphs holding the co. harmless re: age discrimination and other things. This was not discussed at the termination nor covered in the Employee Handbook. They are holding my last promised pay until I agree to this. I have email trail. Missouri is... View More

Ronald J. Eisenberg
Ronald J. Eisenberg
answered on Nov 14, 2022

Attorneys are not allow to solicit business through their responses on Justia. You'll have to reach out to an attorney directly.

There is a good Missouri statute on unpaid wages but it must be followed strictly in order for the clock to start ticking on the employer. Some attorneys...
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1 Answer | Asked in Contracts, Employment Law and Employment Discrimination for Missouri on
Q: I signed a 90 day contract with my temp agency to work at a job site. I worked over a year then termination.

I never received and benefits and I never received the sign on bonus that was promised after being hired after 90 days. They hired new employees and kept me as a temp and then made me do a background check to keep my temporary job. then used it to terminate me. Can I take them to court for the... View More

Ronald J. Eisenberg
Ronald J. Eisenberg
answered on Oct 20, 2022

Sorry to hear that the employer did you wrong. Absenet a binding arbitration agreement in your contract you may sue in court. I suggest that you have an attorrney review the contract and assess the situation. For employment matters, attorneys sometimes represent clients on a contingency... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Employment Law for Missouri on
Q: What can I do if a raise I was promised was given to me months too late?

I was promoted in January 2022, with this promotion came a raise. However I found out recently, I was not given the raise until the middle of the year. I was promoted in January as scheduled and did all the extra work that came along with my new position, and I was doing it for minimum wage for... View More

Rhiannon Herbert
Rhiannon Herbert
answered on Oct 19, 2022

Unfortunately, federal wage laws only protect against minimum wage and overtime pay violations. However, you should discuss this issue with your manager or human resources department if you have not already - they may agree to reimburse you for the difference in pay since you were promoted.

1 Answer | Asked in Employment Law, Business Law and White Collar Crime for Missouri on
Q: Employer withholding my paycheck for many reasons, never asks if it's okay. Is this illegal? What are my options?

She pieces out payments to me in small increments of 100-200 dollars. By the time the previous check has been paid, the next is due, leaving me over 1 week behind all the time. It has been like this for months, was never like this before. She always has excuses like "electric bill, rent,... View More

Ronald J. Eisenberg
Ronald J. Eisenberg
answered on Mar 8, 2024

Missouri has a strict law about when a final paycheck is due but I’m unaware of any statute governing the timing of pay while you are still employed. If your employer cannot afford to pay you or won’t timely pay you, maybe it’s time to look for another job rather than wait to be terminated.

1 Answer | Asked in Employment Law for Missouri on
Q: Who do I need to contact for not paid for the hours I worked. my manager was paying her boyfriend half my hours worked

Like I only got paid for 8 of the 16 hours I worked

Ronald J. Eisenberg
Ronald J. Eisenberg
answered on Feb 10, 2024

You might be able to get additional money if you contact an attorney. Missouri has a good unpaid wages statute that allows for weeks of additional pay if a proper request is sent and ignored.

1 Answer | Asked in Employment Law for Missouri on
Q: I was hired at $15 per hr then if I missed 1day then for that pay check he only paid me $13 per hr is that legal

I guess he thinks he can punish me for missing work regardless what the reason was I have my check stubs I'm gonna file for unemployment really soon cause I cut grass and the season is almost done

Ronald J. Eisenberg
Ronald J. Eisenberg
answered on Oct 6, 2023

If you were shorted you can file a lawsuit for the $2 per hour you were not paid. You’ll need to decide whether suing is worth the effort. Your time might be better spent applying for unemployment benefits.

1 Answer | Asked in Employment Law and Civil Rights for Missouri on
Q: After a city counsel meeting the meeting was adjourned. Some of the Alderpersons and mayor sat around and discussed

The employees and their problems. Like I said. They hard adjourned the meeting and there were still citizens present. Do the employees have a case against them

Robert Grant Pennell
Robert Grant Pennell
answered on Sep 13, 2023

A case for what? Are you thinking that the employees have a privacy right related to what was being discussed? Generally there is no such privacy right unless it relates to medical privacy. While it may not be appropriate, it isn’t normally illegal.

1 Answer | Asked in Employment Law for Missouri on
Q: Can a employer withhold damages from an accident that caused my termination out of my final paycheck? I reside in Kan.

It was a non injury no one else involved accident that bent the bumper on a semi truck in a road construction area where the lanes were to close and I scrapped the right side bumper. They said they were taking money out of my check for it. And I know they are going to file an insurance claim... View More

Robert Grant Pennell
Robert Grant Pennell
answered on Sep 4, 2023

An employer may deduct damages caused by you from your paycheck provided doing so does not result in your pay being less than the minimum hourly wage.

1 Answer | Asked in Employment Law for Missouri on
Q: Job offer given to someone else without confirming with me

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Ronald J. Eisenberg
Ronald J. Eisenberg
answered on Aug 8, 2023

That's terrible. Your legal options will be governed by the employment contract. Might be worth paying an attorney to review it.

1 Answer | Asked in Landlord - Tenant, Criminal Law, Employment Law and Arbitration / Mediation Law for Missouri on
Q: I feel like my landlord is engaged in Harassment and Stalking

Last summer, I was homeless. I started working for a guy that started renting a house to me. I worked 7 days a week nearly 14 hours a day. I took a day off and let him know beforehand. He would call asking where I was and I would remind him I was taking a day off. He would then start calling me... View More

Ronald J. Eisenberg
Ronald J. Eisenberg
answered on May 14, 2023

You didn’t ask a legal question. A reasonable next step would be to hire a local attorney to write a letter to your landlord.

1 Answer | Asked in Employment Law and Health Care Law for Missouri on
Q: A nurse practitioner at the mental health clinic I work at gave out my personal cell # to a patient without my consent

A nurse practitioner at the mental health clinic I work at gave out my personal cell The patient contacted me via text message on my day off wanting to schedule treatment. I am an administrative assistant and don't see any reason for my personal number to be shared.

Ronald J. Eisenberg
Ronald J. Eisenberg
answered on May 12, 2023

I'm sorry that this happended to you. Speak to the nurse practitioner's supervisor to make sure this doesn't happen again. It's up to you but I doubt that it will make finacial sense for you to pay an attorney by the hour to send a letter and engage in back and forth with the employer.

1 Answer | Asked in Employment Law for Missouri on
Q: My second day on the job a white man tells me his supervisor he don’t like black people in front of the other employees.

He does not follow the chain of command the director allows him to go over me directly to her then she relays the message

Ronald J. Eisenberg
Ronald J. Eisenberg
answered on Mar 27, 2023

Other than the fact that someone said that someone else doesn’t like black people, I don’t follow your post. Please clarify your legal question.

1 Answer | Asked in Employment Law for Missouri on
Q: Sick days are part of my benefits package but my job says that they will not pay them out when you leave. Is that legal

I earn 12 days a year and have accumulated a lot. I do get paid for vacation days when I leave but not sick days

Ronald J. Eisenberg
Ronald J. Eisenberg
answered on Feb 22, 2023

Most employers don't realize that unless they sign an employment contract that provides otherwise, when they leave employment they aren't entitled to accumulated sick days.

1 Answer | Asked in Employment Law for Missouri on
Q: Can a employer refuse you a witness to go into a meeting with you if you feel uncomfortable to go in by yourself ?
Ronald J. Eisenberg
Ronald J. Eisenberg
answered on Feb 15, 2023

I’m aware of no Missouri or federal law that gives you the right to have a witness present in a meeting with your employer.

1 Answer | Asked in Employment Law for Missouri on
Q: Can I demand my last check at time of termination?
Ronald J. Eisenberg
Ronald J. Eisenberg
answered on Jan 27, 2023

You may demand it. Missouri Revised Statutes Section 290.110 provides the procedure for formally demanding it and the potential liability of the employer who failse to comply.

1 Answer | Asked in Employment Law for Missouri on
Q: Is it legal for an employer to make an employee take a vacation day for a Friday off of a 4 day work week?
Ronald J. Eisenberg
Ronald J. Eisenberg
answered on Jan 21, 2023

Employers aren’t required to provide any vacation days. Therefore, this isn’t a matter of legally but rather whether the employer is breaching its contract with the employee.

1 Answer | Asked in Employment Law for Missouri on
Q: In Missouri, does my employer have to pay me for a mandatory zoom meeting?

Company is an LLC & employee is hourly

Ronald J. Eisenberg
Ronald J. Eisenberg
answered on Jan 11, 2023

An hourly employee should be paid for attending a meeting, whether in person or online.

1 Answer | Asked in Employment Law for Missouri on
Q: I know someone worked 8 hours but the manager that told the person to work now says she didn't. Can that person sue the
Ronald J. Eisenberg
Ronald J. Eisenberg
answered on Dec 12, 2022

Yes, an employee can sue for unpaid wages.

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