Missouri § 288.051 - Temporary employees, defined, deemed to have voluntarily quit employment, when.
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§ 288.051. Temporary employees, defined, deemed to have voluntarily quit employment, when.
1. For the purposes of this section, "temporary help firm" means a firm that hires its own employees and assigns them to clients to support or supplement the client's workforce in work situations such as employee absences, temporary skill shortages, seasonal workloads, and special assignments and projects. "Temporary employee" means an employee assigned to work for the clients of a temporary help firm.
2. A temporary employee of a temporary help firm will be deemed to have voluntarily quit employment if the employee does not contact the temporary help firm for reassignment prior to filing for benefits. Failure to contact the temporary help firm will not be deemed a voluntary quit unless the claimant has been advised of the obligation to contact the firm upon completion of assignments and that unemployment benefits may be denied for failure to do so.
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(L. 2004 S.B. 966 § 288.401)
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Source: official Missouri text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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