287.100. Legislative intent relative to other laws expressed. - Missouri Statutes

Legislative intent relative to other laws expressed.

287.100. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed asamending or repealing any statute or ordinance relating toassociations or funds for the relief, pension, retirement, orother benefit of firemen, policemen, or other public employees,their widows, children or dependents, or as in any mannerinterfering with such associations, funds or benefits, now orhereafter established, but any such public employees, his widow,children or dependents, who shall receive compensation under thischapter shall have deducted from any benefit otherwise payable byany pension or other benefit fund to which the municipalcorporation or other public employer contributes, a part of suchbenefit proportionate to the amount then being contributed tosuch fund by such employer, which deductions shall be made onlyduring the compensation period. Nor shall anything in thischapter be construed as interfering with the right of any publicemployee to draw full wages, or collect and retain his full fees,so long as he holds his office, appointment or employment, butthe period during which the same are received after the injuryshall be deducted from the period of compensation payments duehereunder.

(RSMo 1939 § 3696)

Prior revision: 1929 § 3306

(1982) Applying workers' compensation law to constitutional charter city did not violate provision of Article VI, Section 22 prescribing enactment of laws creating or fixing powers, duties or compensation of any municipal office or employment. City of St. Louis v. Grimes (Mo.), 630 S.W.2d 82.