For Businesses
- Safe At Work
- On-Site Safety and Health Consultation Program
- Minimum Wage
- Prevailing Wage
- File Contractor's Wage Survey
- Mine and Cave Safety Training
- Youth Employment
- Hazard Lab
- Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP)
- Occupational Injuries and Illnesses Data
- Missouri Workers' Safety Program
About Labor Standards
The Division of Labor Standards consists of five sections: Mine and Cave Safety, On-Site Safety and Health Consultation Program, Research and Analysis, Wage and Hour, and Workers' Safety. The Division determines and enforces Missouri’s Child Labor Law and Minimum Wage Law. The Division offers a free consultation service to employers to ensure they comply with federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations and inspects mine and cave sites, trains miners in the practice of implementing safe and healthy working habits.
About the Director
Todd Smith - Director, Division of Labor Standards
Prior to founding Strategic Methods, LLC, a governmental consulting firm, in 2009, Smith had extensive state and local government experience. He served as both director and deputy director of the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations from 2007-2008. Since September of 2017, he has served as chair of the State Board of Mediation and, in July 2021, added the role of director of the Division of Labor Standards.
Smith is a veteran legislator having served fourteen years in the Missouri House of Representatives. Smith also served as Governor Matt Blunt’s Director of Legislative Affairs and was Presiding Commissioner of Pettis County.