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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 287.060 (2026)

Employers and employees affected by this act

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  287.060.  Employers and employees affected by this act. — Every employer and every employee, except as in this chapter otherwise provided, shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter and respectively to furnish and accept compensation as herein provided.

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(RSMo 1939 § 3690, A.L. 1953 p. 535, A.L. 1965 p. 397, A.L. 1974 S.B. 417)

Prior revision: 1929 § 3300

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 14 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1957–2021 · leading case: Parrott v. HQ, INC., 907 S.W.2d 236 (Mo. Ct. App. 1995).
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Parrott v. HQ, INC., 907 S.W.2d 236 (Mo. Ct. App. 1995). · cites it 5× “For example, § 287.060, RSMo 1949, 6 and § 287.090(2), RSMo 1949, 7 prescribed a method whereby the Act might be accepted or rejected in some instances.”
State Ex Rel. McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Luten, 679 S.W.2d 278 (Mo. 1984). · cites it 2× “§ 287.060, RSMo 1978. 1 Employers are liable under the act for compensation for personal injury to or the death of an employee resulting from an accident “arising out of and in the course of his employment.”
Hogue v. Wurdack, 298 S.W.2d 492 (Mo. Ct. App. 1957). · cites it 2× “090(2)] or to reject [Section 287.060] has been considered, it has been recognized or assumed that substantial compliance with the statutory provisions as to posting of such notices is essential to acceptance or rejection of the Act, as the case may be.”
Walls by Walls v. Allen Cab Co., Inc., 903 S.W.2d 937 (Mo. Ct. App. 1995). · cites it 3× “Section 287.060 RSMo 1986. In addition, operating a corporation in the absence of adequate protection or funds is an indication of an improper purpose or the reckless disregard of the rights of others.”
Roth v. Jj Brouk & Co. Corp., 356 S.W.3d 786 (Mo. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “; §§ 287.060 and 287.110 RSMo 2005. “If the Commis *788 sion lacks statutory power, it is without subject matter jurisdiction.”
Atkinson v. Timothy Peterson/T & P Found., 962 S.W.2d 912 (Mo. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 3× “Section 287.060, RSMo 1986, provides: Every employer and every employee, except as in this chapter otherwise provided, shall be subject to the provisions of this *915 chapter and respectively to furnish and accept compensation as herein provided.”
Harmon v. Rainey, 306 S.W.2d 469 (Mo. 1957). · cites it 2× ““The word ‘employee’ as used in this chapter shall be construed to mean every person in the service of any employer, as defined in this chapter, under any contract of hire, * * Section 287.060. “1. Every employer and every employee, except as in this chapter otherwise'provided,…”
Motor Control Specialities, Inc. v. Labor & Indus. Relations Comm'n, 323 S.W.3d 843 (Mo. Ct. App. 2010). “See § 287.060. Under section 287.510, an employer risks the award being doubled at the time of the final award if the employer fails to pay the temporary award.”
ABC Seamless Siding & Windows, Inc. v. Ward, 398 S.W.3d 27 (Mo. Ct. App. 2013). “” § 287.060. For purposes of the law, an “employer” is defined, in pertinent part, as “[e]very .”
Kinnard v. Plastics Moulding Co., 360 S.W.2d 340 (Mo. Ct. App. 1962). · cites it 3× “” Plaintiff, through the testimony of four of her co-employees, offered evidence that at no time during the course of her employment had defendant kept posted in a conspicuous place in its plant a notice of its election to accept the Occupational Disease Amendment of the…”
Melinda S. Wille v. The Curators of the Univ. of Missouri (Mo. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 2× “850 and the General Assembly intended to impliedly repeal section 5 We note Wille also argues section 287.060 provides all employers are subject to the provisions of chapter 287 except where chapter 287 provides otherwise.”
Bass v. United States (W.D. Mo. 2019). · cites it 2× “Under Missouri’s Workers’ Compensation Law, liability is imposed on certain employers subject to the law for personal injuries and deaths of their employees for accidents arising out of and in the course of their employee’s employment.”
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