Unpaid Wages Demand Letter in Missouri
A letter asking an employer to pay wages you are owed, before you file a wage claim with your state labor agency or the U.S. Department of Labor. Keep copies of pay stubs, schedules and messages.
What Missouri law says
| Final paycheck if fired or laid off | Unpaid wages are due on the day of discharge. If the employee asks in writing for the pay to be sent and it does not arrive within 7 days, the employee's wages continue as a penalty for up to 60 days. Commission-based employees whose pay requires an audit are excluded. Source: RSMo 290.110 |
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| Minimum wage | $15.00 per hour since January 1, 2026. Retail and service businesses with annual gross income under $500,000 are not covered by the state minimum wage. No further increase is scheduled under current state law. Statute: https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=290.502 |
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[today's date]
To: [employer name], [employer address]
From: [your name], [your address]
I worked for you as [job title] from [start date] to [end date or present]. You have not paid me $[amount owed] for [the hours, overtime, final paycheck or tips owed], covering [dates owed].
Please pay this amount by [payment deadline] by [payment method].
If I do not receive payment, I plan to file a wage claim with [state labor agency] and pursue any other remedies the law allows.
[your name] [phone or email]
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