2009 Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 208 Old Age Assistance, Aid to Dependent Children and General Relief
208.705. Work first program, participants deemed employees, benefits.

208.705. Any adult receiving benefits through the work first program employed by or assigned to a subsidized or unsubsidized work activity with an employer shall be considered an employee of the employer to the same extent as other employees of the employer for purposes of all state and federal labor laws, including, but not limited to, laws pertaining to collective bargaining, occupational safety and health, workplace discrimination, unemployment insurance, workers' compensation and minimum wage. Each participant employed by or assigned to a subsidized or unsubsidized work activity with an employer shall receive paid sick, holiday, vacation and all other leave time equivalent to, and on the same basis as, the leave time paid to regular employees. For purposes of this section, "employer" means the employer that operates the site where the recipient is employed or placed, and does not include any placement agency or temporary help service organization.

(L. 1999 S.B. 387, et al. § 5)