Opinion No. 35-80 (1980)

Dear Senator Wilson:

This opinion is issued in response to your request for an official opinion on the following three questions:

1) Does § 290.140 grant a University of Missouri employee of 90 days or longer the right to receive after termination a service letter upon written request?

2) Is the University of Missouri a corporation doing business in Missouri as stated in § 290.140?

3) Is the termination of employment of a nontenured academic employee by a decision to not rehire this employee a discharge or voluntary termination under § 290.140?

Section 290.140, RSMo 1978, states:

Whenever any…