Restrictions on Firing Employees in Missouri
Employers in Missouri are subject to these state rules that restrict firing employees under certain circumstances.
Missouri laws make it unlawful for an employer to:
- fire employees who exercise their workers' compensation rights
- fail to permit time off to vote
- deny equal employment opportunity
- retaliate against an employee for filing a workers' compensation or wage claim
- violate protections for veterans or reservists
- fire an employee for having wages withheld for child support or other garnishment
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