Missouri Revised Statutes













Chapter 287

Workers' Compensation Law

←287.630

Section 287.640.1

287.642→

August 28, 2015

Necessary offices to be provided, where--salaries--traveling expenses, how paid--hearings, where held.

287.640. 1. The division of workers' compensation shall be provided with

offices at the state capital, and St. Louis, St. Joseph, Cape Girardeau,

Joplin, Springfield and Kansas City, and in such other places, not to exceed

two, as the division deems necessary for the efficient disposition of the

business of the division, in which offices its records shall be kept, but its

permanent records shall be kept in Jefferson City. The division shall also

be provided with the necessary office furniture, books, stationery and other

supplies. The division and each of its appointees and employees shall have

reimbursed to them their actual traveling expenses and disbursements in the

discharge of their duties while away from their regular offices and places of

residence, but the same shall not be paid until verified by the affidavit of

the person who incurred them and approved by the division. All salaries,

expenses and costs under this chapter shall be paid monthly out of the state

treasury from the fund for the support of the division of workers'

compensation of the department of labor and industrial relations.



2. Unless the parties otherwise agree, all original hearings shall be

held in the county, or in a city not part of any county, where the accident

occurred, or in any county, or such city, adjacent thereto, or if the

accident occurred outside of the state, then the hearing shall be held in the

county or city where the contract of employment was made, or the county where

employment of the employee was principally localized. If venue cannot

otherwise be established by this subsection, then the division shall determine

the venue of the hearing. The division shall determine the location of the

hearing within the county, or city not within a county, of venue.



3. Hearings before the labor and industrial relations commission on

review may be held at the place the commission determines, having due regard

for the convenience of the parties.



(RSMo 1939 § 3750, A.L. 1947 V. II p. 449, A.L. 1955 p. 594, A.L.

1957 p. 518, A.L. 1980 H.B. 1396, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1237, et al.)



Prior revision: 1929 § 3360







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