The Division of Labor Standards will conduct an investigation to assure compliance with the minimum wage law. If it is determined that wages are due, we will attempt to collect on your behalf. 

However, Missouri does not have a wage collection law. Therefore, no state agency, including the Division of Labor Standards, has authority to pursue your claim for back wages for you through the courts. 

You should keep a record of the name, address, and job description of each employee; the rate of pay and the amount paid each pay period to each employee; and the number of hours worked each day and each workweek by the employee. These records should be kept on or about the premises for a period of no less than three years.

The records shall be open for inspection by the Department Director or his authorized representative. When the records are kept outside the state, they shall be made available upon demand.

All records and information obtained by the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Division of Labor Standards, pursuant to a minimum wage investigation are confidential and shall be disclosed only on order of a court of competent jurisdiction.

Yes, but only so long as any such deduction does not take a covered employee's wages below the state hourly minimum wage rate.

If you believe you are not being paid correctly, you can file a minimum wage complaint online or contact the Missouri Division of Labor Standards at 573-751-3403.