Getting Paid When A Job Ends
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 290.110 — due the day of discharge, with wages continuing up to sixty days
Due the day of discharge. When a Missouri employer discharges an employee, with or without cause, the unpaid wages earned are due on the day of the discharge, without deduction.
The employee may ask in writing for the pay to be sent. If it does not arrive within seven days of the request, the employee's wages continue as a penalty from the discharge at the same rate until paid, for no more than sixty days.
This does not apply to an employee paid mainly on commission whose duties include collections or stock and whose net pay depends on an audit.
Sources for this section (1)
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 290.110 — Payment due discharged employee
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Missouri attorney.