Provides for mandatory severance for employees terminated in certain layoffs

HB 2285 would require Missouri employers with 100 or more employees to provide severance pay when terminating 50 or more workers at a single establishment within a 30-day period (defined as a "mass layoff"). This applies specifically to layoffs not caused by voluntary departures, retirements, misconduct, or seasonal work, and excludes situations where employers offer equivalent jobs within 50 miles. Employers must give at least 90 days' notice before such layoffs and provide severance pay to affected employees. The bill establishes this as a new employer obligation under Missouri law, without specifying severance pay amounts.