Small-business cover in Missouri.
In Missouri, workers’ comp is required at Non-construction: 5+ employees; construction: required at 1+ employee[S]Missouri workers' compensation threshold. Missouri generally requires workers' comp at five or more employees for non-construction employers, but all construction-industry employers must cover from the first employee. Trade licensing is largely municipal. Regulated by the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Division of Workers' Compensation.
Updated 2026-05-16 · Beaconcover editorialWhat Missouri requires.
Non-construction: 5+ employees; construction: required at 1+ employee[C]Missouri workers' compensation threshold
Missouri generally requires workers' comp at five or more employees for non-construction employers, but all construction-industry employers must cover from the first employee. Trade licensing is largely municipal. Regulated by the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Division of Workers' Compensation.
State licensing notes.
- Construction is held to the one-employee threshold
- Licensing predominantly at the city/county level