MS SB2285

Requires day and temporary labor service agencies to provide workers with written notice at dispatch containing job details, wages, work location, transportation terms, and meal/equipment costs, with notices in Spanish, Vietnamese, or other locally-understood languages.

Limits temporary worker employment at a single third-party client to 90 consecutive days, after which employment conditions must match permanent staff positions, with possible exemptions for collective bargaining agreements.

Prohibits charges to workers for transportation, meals not consumed, background checks, drug tests, and check-cashing fees; requires transportation back to dispatch point unless worker arranges alternative transportation beforehand.

Mandates detailed itemized wage statements listing hours worked at each client location, hourly rates, all deductions, and annual earnings summaries by February 1; guarantees minimum pay of 4 hours if contracted worker is not utilized or 2 hours if reassigned same shift.

Establishes private right of action in circuit court for workers or agencies to recover unpaid wages with equal liquidated damages, compensatory damages up to $500 per violation, and attorney's fees; prohibits retaliation against workers exercising rights under the act.