No employer or agent shall discharge or discriminate against any employee for exercising any of his or her rights under this chapter when the exercising of such rights is the motivating factor in the discharge or discrimination. Any employee who has been discharged or discriminated against in such manner shall have a civil action for damages against his or her employer. For purposes of this section, "motivating factor" shall mean that the employee's exercise of his or her rights under this chapter actually played a role in the discharge or discrimination and had a determinative influence on the discharge or discrimination.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 287.780
Discrimination because of exercising compensation rights prohibited — civil..
Known as the The Workers' Compensation Law
The act spans §§ 287–287 (172 sections).
Applied in 27 court decisions — leading case Young v. Warner-Jenkinson Co. (1998)
Most recently applied in Markham v. Wertin (June 2017)
Effective: 28 Aug 2017, 2 histories; (RSMo 1939 § 3725, A.L. 1973 H.B. 79, A.L. 2017 S.B. 66)
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Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.