§ 290.130

Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS Chapter 290 Effective - 28 Aug 1943 290.130. Action by employees for breach of employment contract. — Any such servant or employee whose employment is for a definite period of time, and who is discharged without cause before the expiration of such time, may, in addition to the penalty prescribed by this law, have an action against any such employer for any damages he may have sustained by reason of such wrongful discharge, and such action may be joined with an action for unpaid wages and penalty. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 5084, A.L. 1943 p. 410 § 78) Prior revisions: 1929 § 4612; 1919 § 9806