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Employment Preemption in St. Louis, MO (2026)

1 verified employment preemption rules for St. Louis, Missouri, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Minimum Wage Preemption

Missouri §285.055 bars cities like St. Louis from setting a minimum wage above the state floor, ending the city's 2017 $10/hour ordinance and limiting living-wage rules to public contracts and subsidies.

Missouri Preempts Local Minimum Wages

Few Restrictions

RSMo § 285.055 (Repealed 2017)

285.055. (Repealed L. 2017 H.B. 1194 & 1193) -------- ---- end of effective 28 Aug 2017 ----