Any worker employed by the contractor or by any subcontractor under the contractor who shall be paid for his or her services in a sum less than the stipulated rates for work done under the contract, shall have a right of action for double whatever difference there may be between the amount so paid and the rates provided by the contract together with a reasonable attorney's fee to be determined by the court, and an action brought to recover same shall be deemed to be a suit for wages, and any and all judgments entered therein shall have the same force and effect as other judgments for wages.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 290.300
Actions for wages by worker authorized
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 358 Ill. App. 3d 638 - Cement Masons Pension Fund v. William A. Randolph, Inc. (2005)
Most recently applied in 358 Ill. App. 3d 638 - Cement Masons Pension Fund v. William A. Randolph, Inc. (June 2005)
Effective: 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories; (L. 1957 p. 574 § 10, A.L. 1969 S.B. 142, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1729, et al.)
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.