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Terms Used In Missouri Laws 287.041

  • employer: as used in this chapter shall be construed to mean:

    (1) Every person, partnership, association, corporation, limited liability partnership or company, trustee, receiver, the legal representatives of a deceased employer, and every other person, including any person or corporation operating a railroad and any public service corporation, using the service of another for pay. See Missouri Laws 287.030

  • United States: includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020

Notwithstanding any provision of sections 287.030 and 287.040, for purposes of this law, in no event shall a for-hire motor carrier operating within a commercial zone as defined in section 360.041* or section 390.020 or operating under a certificate issued by the Missouri department of transportation or by the United States Department of Transportation, or its subagencies, be determined to be the employer of a lessor, as defined at 49 C.F.R. § 376.2(f), or of a driver receiving remuneration from a lessor, as defined at 49 C.F.R. Section 376.2(f), provided, however, the term “for-hire motor carrier” shall in no event include an organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or any governmental entity.