{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-290.300","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 290.300","heading":"Actions for wages by worker authorized.","body":"Any worker employed by the contractor or by any subcontractor under the contractor who shall be paid for his or her services in a sum less than the stipulated rates for work done under the contract, shall have a right of action for double whatever difference there may be between the amount so paid and the rates provided by the contract together with a reasonable attorney's fee to be determined by the court, and an action brought to recover same shall be deemed to be a suit for wages, and any and all judgments entered therein shall have the same force and effect as other judgments for wages.","path":["Title XVIII - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS","Chapter 290 - Wages, Hours and Dismissal Rights"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=290.300","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:26Z","sha256":"bce0772a26d90806cbc931d597125ad7eb6f15a918dfdb3943975e5a957a3e6d","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-290.290","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-290.305"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}