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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 290.010 (2026)

What constitutes a day's labor

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  290.010.  What constitutes a day's labor. — From and after the first day of May, in the year eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, the period of eight hours shall be and constitute a legal day's work; but nothing in this section shall be so construed as to prevent parties to any contract for work, services or labor from agreeing upon a longer or shorter time.  This section shall not apply to persons hired or employed by the month, nor to laborers or farm hands in the service of farmers or others engaged in agriculture.

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(RSMo 1939 § 10166)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 13205; 1919 § 6766; 1909 § 7812

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 2008–2013 · leading case: Wells v. Fedex Ground Package Sys., Inc., 979 F. Supp. 2d 1006 (E.D. Mo. 2013).
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Wells v. Fedex Ground Package Sys., Inc., 979 F. Supp. 2d 1006 (E.D. Mo. 2013). · cites it 2× “On April 2, 2007, the Gray Plaintiffs moved for class certification of their statutory claim for unauthorized wage deductions, Mo.Rev. Stat. § 290.010, their common law claims for rescission and unjust enrichment, and their claim for declaratory relief.”
In re Fedex Ground Package Sys., Inc., 273 F.R.D. 424 (N.D. Ind. 2008). “Missouri The Missouri plaintiffs seek certification of the following class under Rule 23(b)(2) and 23(b)(3) to prosecute their statutory claim for unauthorized wage deductions, Mo.Rev.Stat. § 290.010, their common law claim for rescission and unjust enrichment, and their claim…”
In re Fedex Ground Package Sys., Inc. Emp. Practices Litig., 273 F.R.D. 516 (N.D. Ind. 2010). · cites it 2× “Missouri The Missouri plaintiffs sought class certification of their statutory claim for unauthorized wage deductions, Mo.Rev.Stat. § 290.010, their common law claims for rescission and unjust enrichment, and their claim for declaratory relief.”
In re Fedex Ground Package Sys., Inc., Emp. Practices Litig., 283 F.R.D. 427 (N.D. Ind. 2012). “Missouri The Missouri plaintiffs seek certification of the following class under Rule 23(b)(2) and 23(b)(3) to prosecute their statutory claim for unauthorized wage deductions, Mo.Rev.Stat. § 290.010, their common law claim for rescission and unjust enrichment, and their claim…”
Trapp v. O. Lee, LLC, 918 F. Supp. 2d 911 (E.D. Mo. 2013). · cites it 2× “The plaintiff in Wells alleged that “ ‘Defendant unlawfully withheld and diverted monies from the compensation earned by Plaintiffs and for business expenses of Defendant,’ in violation of Missouri Revised Statutes § 290.010 et. seq.” Id. at *2 (quoting Compl.”
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