Missouri Termination and Severance Pay Policy
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State law does not require payment of earned vacation time at the time of termination. However, an employee has the right to attempt recovery of earned vacation time through the courts. Missouri law does not require employers to provide employees, including youth workers, a break of any kind, including a lunch hour.
Missouri labor laws do not require employers to provide employees with severance pay. If an employer chooses to provide severance, it must comply with the terms of its established policy or employment contract.
There are no circumstances under which an employer can totally withhold a final paycheck under Missouri law; employers are typically required to issue a final paycheck containing compensation for all earned, unpaid wages.
The employer has seven days to respond to the written request. If the employer does not pay the wages due within the seven days, it will be liable for additional wages to the employee until he or she is finally paid for up to sixty days. The employee may bring a private legal action to collect the wages due.
If your employer fails to pay you within that 7 day period, then they will owe you additional wages for every day that you are not paid for up to 60 days. Missouri has no laws requiring paid sick or paid vacation leave.
Severance pay is not required, although some employers provide it at their discretion. Missouri law requires that employers give their employees a 30-day notice of a reduction in wages. This doesn't apply when an employee is asked to work fewer hours or change jobs to a different one with different duties.
If an employer fails to pay a final paycheck, an employee might be able to file a civil action to recover their unpaid wages. If successful, they may also receive additional wages, paid as a penalty for late payment by their employer.
Severance pay a retrenched employee must at least be paid 1 week's pay for each completed year of ongoing service. However, the employer must pay the retrenched employee the amount specified in any policy or his/her employment contract, if that amount is larger.
What are the rules applicable to final pay and deductions from wages? Final pay must be made within two days of the date of termination where the employee's services are terminated by the employer. In case of the employee's resignation, the final pay-out can be made as part of the company's normal payment cycle.
Severance, termination pay or Social Security payments do not reduce your WBA. Pensions may reduce your unemployment benefits.
