208.705. Work first program, participants deemed employees, benefits. - Missouri Statutes

Work first program, participants deemed employees, benefits.

208.705. Any adult receiving benefits through the work first programemployed by or assigned to a subsidized or unsubsidized work activity withan employer shall be considered an employee of the employer to the sameextent as other employees of the employer for purposes of all state andfederal labor laws, including, but not limited to, laws pertaining tocollective bargaining, occupational safety and health, workplacediscrimination, unemployment insurance, workers' compensation and minimumwage. Each participant employed by or assigned to a subsidized orunsubsidized work activity with an employer shall receive paid sick,holiday, vacation and all other leave time equivalent to, and on the samebasis as, the leave time paid to regular employees. For purposes of thissection, "employer" means the employer that operates the site where therecipient is employed or placed, and does not include any placement agencyor temporary help service organization.

(L. 1999 S.B. 387, et al. § 5)