HB 1112 Summary

• Repeals and replaces sections 290.080, 290.090, 290.110, and 290.120 with new sections 290.650-290.653 establishing the "Missouri Wage Payment and Collection Act"

• Requires employers to pay all wages at least semi-monthly (or weekly for daily wage workers) within specified timeframes: 13 days for semi-monthly pay periods, 7 days for weekly periods, and 24 hours for daily wages

• Mandates final compensation (including earned vacation) be paid by next regularly scheduled payday upon employee separation, with earned vacation time non-forfeitable upon termination

• Establishes enforcement mechanisms including department investigation powers, administrative adjudication for claims up to $3,000, and allows employees to recover unpaid wages plus 2% monthly damages and attorney's fees in civil actions

• Creates criminal penalties for willful wage theft (class B misdemeanor for amounts up to $5,000; class A misdemeanor for amounts over $5,000) and establishes a Wage Theft Enforcement Trust Fund supported by administrative fees and penalties