Most non-government employees have a right to organize - meaning a right to come together with coworkers to push for better working conditions and pay. If you want to learn about your right to organize, visit our toolkit by clicking here. 

If you're a Missouri worker, you have certain rights when you lose your job. You can learn about these rights and others that might apply to your situation by visiting our toolkit. 

You have a right to get your last paycheck. If your employer doesn't pay you on time, there are steps you can take. Visit our toolkit for more information. 

The unemployment benefits system can be complicated and confusing. Visit our toolkit to learn more about the process and to learn how to apply. 

The unemployment benefits system can be complicated and confusing. Visit our toolkit to learn more about the process and to learn how to apply. 

If you want to appeal your unemployment benefits, it's important to do so right away, and within 30 days of the date your unemployment benefits were denied. Based on what you've shared, you still have time to appeal. Here's a link to a toolkit about the appeals process. 

If you're a low-wage worker and you want to seek legal representation in your unemployment appeal, you can call 816-300-1896 to apply for representation. To get the best chance at representation, call as soon as you receive notice that your benefits were denied. Whether we can represent you will depend on our workload and the facts of your case. 

Great! You've already filed an appeal of your unemployment benefits. Visit our toolkit here to learn more about the process and what to expect at your hearing. 

If you are a low-wage worker and your appeal hearing is at least a week away, you can call 816-300-1896 to apply for free legal representation in your hearing. Whether we can represent you will depend on our workload and the facts of your case. 

There are strict deadlines for appealing a denial of unemployment benefits in Missouri. You have 30 days to appeal from the date your benefits are denied. Look at the "determination" (written decision) that you got from the Division of Employment Security. There will be a date on that page that gives you the deadline to appeal. If that date has passed, the deadline to appeal has run out. 

Here's a link to a toolkit about the unemployment appeals process that you can use to learn about the deadlines, in case you need to know in the future.

If you still think you can meet the deadline to appeal or give a good reason why you missed the deadline, you can submit an appeal on UInteract or using the form on DES's website. 

It's important to report your injury in writing to your employer within 30 days of the date you were hurt at work. Visit our toolkit to learn about reporting your injury, as well as a form you can use to report your injury to your employer. 

It's important to report your injury in writing to your employer within 30 days of the date you were hurt at work. Here is a workers' compensation toolkit you can use to learn about reporting your injury, as well as a form you can use to report your injury to your employer. 

You can also visit our toolkit about your OSHA rights if you want to learn how to report the safety concerns in your workplace to a federal agency. 

In Missouri, it's illegal for an employer to retaliate against you because you reported an injury, took time off for an injury, or sought workers' compensation. If this has happened to you, we recommend you speak to an attorney as soon as possible. If you want help finding an attorney, you can call our Worker Hotline: 816-300-1896. 

You can also visit our toolkit for OSHA whistleblowers if the retaliation you faced was connected to your complaints about workplace safety. 

Visit our toolkit here to learn about your federal rights to a safe workplace and how to report safety concerns at work. 

When you apply for a job, your employer will likely do a background check. You have rights during this process. To learn more about your rights during a background check, click here to visit our toolkit. 

Visit our toolkit here to learn about your rights to a discrimination-free workplace and to learn about steps you can take if you're facing discrimination or retaliation. 

If your employer retaliated against you for reporting a safety concern, you can file an OSHA whistleblower complaint. If you want to take this step, it's important to do so right away, and within 30 days of the date the retaliation happened. Based on what you've shared, you still have time to file a whistleblower complaint. Here's a link to a toolkit about filing a whistleblower complaint with OSHA. 

If you're a low-wage worker and you want to seek legal representation in filing your complaint, you can call 816-300-1896 to apply for representation. 

If your employer retaliated against you for reporting a safety concern, you can file an OSHA whistleblower complaint. But there are strict deadlines for this complaint. You have 30 days from the date you faced retaliation. Based on what you've shared, it may be too late to file a complaint with OSHA. 

Here's a link to a toolkit about the OSHA whistleblower complaint that you can use to learn about the deadlines, in case you need to know in the future.

You can also visit our general OSHA toolkit to learn about your rights to a safe workplace. 

In Missouri, it's illegal for an employer to retaliate against you because you reported an injury, took time off for an injury, or sought workers' compensation. If this has happened to you, we recommend you speak to an attorney as soon as possible. If you want help finding an attorney, you can call our Worker Hotline: 816-300-1896. 

You can also visit our toolkit for OSHA whistleblowers if the retaliation you faced was connected to your complaints about workplace safety. 

Most non-government employees have a right to organize - meaning a right to come together with coworkers to push for better working conditions and pay. If you want to learn about your right to organize and what you can do when your employer tries to interfere with your right, visit our toolkit by clicking here. 

You have a right to get your last paycheck. If your employer doesn't pay you on time, there are steps you can take. Visit our toolkit for more information. 

Visit our toolkit here to learn about your rights to minimum wage and overtime in Missouri, and to learn steps you can take if your rights are violated. 

Visit our Tipping Toolkit to learn about your rights to wages as a tipped worker, and to learn about steps you can take if your rights are violated. 

Visit our toolkit here to learn about the difference between an employee and an independent contractor, and to learn steps you can take if you think you have been misclassified (called an independent contractor when you're really an employee). 

Visit our toolkit here to learn about your federal rights to a safe workplace and how to report safety concerns at work. 

If your employer retaliated against you for reporting a safety concern, you can file an OSHA whistleblower complaint. If you want to take this step, it's important to do so right away, and within 30 days of the date the retaliation happened. Based on what you've shared, you still have time to file a whistleblower complaint. Here's a link to a toolkit about filing a whistleblower complaint with OSHA. 

If you're a low-wage worker and you want to seek legal representation in filing your complaint, you can call 816-300-1896 to apply for representation. 

If your employer retaliated against you for reporting a safety concern, you can file an OSHA whistleblower complaint. But there are strict deadlines for this complaint. You have 30 days from the date you faced retaliation. Based on what you've shared, it may be too late to file a complaint with OSHA. 

Here's a link to a toolkit about the OSHA whistleblower complaint that you can use to learn about the deadlines, in case you need to know in the future.

You can also visit our general OSHA toolkit to learn about your rights to a safe workplace.