STATE STATUTES & CODES

MISSOURI STATUTES AND CODES

Chapter 288 Employment Security

• 288.010. Title of law.
• 288.020. Public policy declared--construction of law.
• 288.030. Definitions--calculation of Missouri average annual wage.
• 288.032. Employer defined, exceptions.
• 288.034. Employment defined.
• 288.035. Owner and operator leasing motor vehicle with driver to a for-hire common or contract carrier not deemed employed for unemployment compensation, exception.
• 288.036. Wages defined--state taxable wage base.
• 288.037. Indian tribes considered employers for purposes of unemployment compensation payments, when--definitions--requirements.
• 288.038. Maximum weekly benefit amount defined.
• 288.040. Eligibility for benefits--exceptions--report, contents.
• 288.041. Employer to provide notice of ineligibility for unemployment benefits, when.
• 288.042. War on terror veterans, defined--eligible for benefits--time period--penalty--offer of similar wages--fund--rulemaking authority.
• 288.045. Misconduct connected with the claimant's work, when--controlled substance and blood alcohol content levels--notice--tests conducted, when--violation, penalty--preemployment testing--testi
• 288.046. General assembly's intent to abrogate certain case law--determining misconduct, evidence of impairment.
• 288.050. Benefits denied unemployed workers, when--pregnancy, requirements for benefit eligibility.
• 288.051. Temporary employees, defined, deemed to have voluntarily quit employment, when.
• 288.055. Retraining programs, eligibility to receive benefits while in program, requirements.
• 288.060. Benefits, how paid--wage credits--benefits due decedent--benefit warrants canceled, 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, suspended after March 6, 1993, to January 1, 1995.
• 288.070. Claims for benefits--procedure--payment pending appeal.
• 288.080. Employer, when subject to law--election of coverage--termination.
• 288.090. Contributions required, when--payments in lieu of contributions, procedures--common paymaster arrangements.
• 288.100. Experience rating--employer accounts, credits and charges.
• 288.102. Rules, procedures.
• 288.110. Transfer of employer accounts--successor employer liabilities--unemployment experience, how treated--penalties--definitions.
• 288.113. Employer's rate, how determined.
• 288.120. Employer's contribution rate, how determined--exception shared work plan, how computed--surcharges for employers taxed at the maximum rate.
• 288.121. Rate increased when average balance in fund is less than certain amount, how--rate calculations for certain years.
• 288.122. If cash in fund exceeds certain amounts, contribution rate to decrease, amount--table--effective when.
• 288.124. Average annual payroll defined.
• 288.125. Voluntary payments by employer.
• 288.126. Ineligibility for rate calculation, rate used, positive and negative experience rate account balances.
• 288.128. Additional assessment for interest on federal advancements and proceeds of credit instruments, procedure--excess collections, use of--credit instrument and financing agreement repayment surch
• 288.130. Employer records--benefit information--liability determination--final when--extension of time period for cause--reconsideration, when.
• 288.131. Unemployment automation surcharge authorized, amount.
• 288.132. Unemployment automation fund created, use of moneys.
• 288.140. Contribution adjustments or refunds.
• 288.150. Unpaid contributions, interest rate due, abatement during extensions--exceptions.
• 288.160. Assessment of delinquent contributions--limitations--refusal to file, penalty.
• 288.170. Collection of delinquent contributions.
• 288.175. Debtor's federal income tax refund may be intercepted--debt defined--debtor defined--use of collection agencies authorized.
• 288.180. Compromise of delinquent contributions.
• 288.190. Administrative appeals on disputed determinations--party subject to appeal decision, right to counsel.
• 288.200. Appeals to labor and industrial relations commission.
• 288.210. Judicial review of decisions of industrial commission, grounds--division to be a party, when.
• 288.215. Finding of fact, conclusion of law, judgment or order not conclusive or binding, when--use of evidence in other proceedings.
• 288.220. Administration of law--director--state employment service, unemployment insurance operation--rules and regulations.
• 288.222. Resume retrieval program, division may administer, charge fees--general assembly may appropriate funds for program.
• 288.225. Group insurance for employees of division.
• 288.230. Power to subpoena records and witnesses--mileage and per diem for witnesses--witness's right against self-incrimination, procedure to claim, effect.
• 288.240. Papers, deemed filed, when.
• 288.245. Records of division constitute evidence of date of mailing.
• 288.250. Records confidential--privileged communications--violation, penalty.
• 288.251. Cooperation with not-for-profit agencies authorized.
• 288.260. Annual report.
• 288.270. Free public employment offices.
• 288.290. Unemployment compensation fund, established--administration, deposit of funds--purposes--erroneous collection of interest or penalties.
• 288.300. Unemployment compensation administration fund, administration and disbursement.
• 288.310. Special employment security fund--use of funds--amounts transferred between funds, when.
• 288.320. Federal funds, how used--reimbursement, when authorized.
• 288.330. State liability for benefits limited, authority for application and repayment of federal advances--board of unemployment fund financing created, duties, requirements, powers--disposition of u
• 288.340. Cooperation with federal government and sister states.
• 288.345. Division may participate in federal comprehensive manpower programs.
• 288.350. Effect of amendments to related federal law.
• 288.360. Records of division--reproduction, destruction, copies.
• 288.370. Law does not confer vested rights.
• 288.375. Discharge for testifying prohibited, civil action for damages, statute of limitations.
• 288.379. Notice 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.
• 288.380. Void agreements--offenses, penalties--deductions of support obligations and uncollected overissuance of food stamps--offset for overpayment of benefits by other states, when--definitions.
• 288.381. Collection of benefits paid when claimant later determined ineligible or awarded back pay--violation, damages.
• 288.382. Uncollectible benefit overpayments, how determined.
• 288.390. State to comply with minimum standards prescribed by federal law.
• 288.395. Fraud or misrepresentation, penalties.
• 288.397. (L. 2004 H.B. 1268 & 1211, Repealed L. 2004 S.B. 966 § A)
• 288.398. Contracts with consumer reporting agencies authorized--information limited--privacy rules apply--written consent, contents--use of information limited, verified by consumer reporting agency--
• 288.475. Missouri state unemployment council created, members, meetings, terms, duties--proposals submitted to division, when--access to records--outside study authorized.
• 288.500. Shared work program created--definitions--plan, requirements--plan denied, submission of new plan, when--contribution by employer, how computed--benefits.
• 288.501. Extension of benefits--alternate base period defined--use of federal moneys.

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