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In March of this year, the House of Representatives proposed the Kansas Preservation of Religious Freedom Act, an act that is supposed to prevent local governments from enacting legislation that could in some way create a burden against an individual’s religious exercise. The bill is set for a vote in the Kansas Senate. Two professors from Kansas State have begun…
Twenty percent of drivers will be at least 65 years old by 2025. Currently, Missouri has more than 700,000 drivers who are age 65 or older. Auto accidents involving drivers in this demographic occur with more frequency than average, a new study has found. Although older drivers represent 8 percent of the miles driven, they are involved in 17 percent…
Workplace discrimination in Missouri creates an unfair environment for affected employees and creates potential economic repercussions for the employers. In addition to the employer’s litigation cost associated with employment discrimination claims by the protected classes of employees, workplace discrimination has a larger impact on the workplace environment. It is reported specific classifications of employees are impacted the most by workplace…
Usually the term workplace discrimination refers to discriminatory actions by an employer against an employee. Most discussions about this topic focus on the toll the discrimination takes on the employee and whether the employee was able to prevail in a related lawsuit. Since these topics are very pertinent to Missouri employment matters, the topic of the employer’s cost for workplace…
How far an employer can go in setting workplace rules is the central issue of a current Deerfield Beach, Florida lawsuit. This case has implications for employers in that city, Kansas City, Pittsburg, and cities across the nation because it relates to employee rights standards strongly protected by the National Labor Relations Act. Under the NLRA, employees are protected against…
There are many different types of discrimination that employees are protected against by state and federal law. One of the ways an employee could illegally be discriminated against is by age. The Age Discrimination Act of 1967 was enacted to codify into law the definition of age discrimination, but like all laws require constant attention and possible amendment. The Equal…
In the early morning hours of February 2012, two semitrailers travelling in opposite directions collided on Interstate 35 in Missouri. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, one of the big rigs veered off the left side of the road, into the median and into the southbound lanes, where it struck the other semi truck. Both trucks burst into flames. One…
Employee rights are designed to provide employees with certain rights and responsibilities in association with their employment. Employee rights are only useful if the rights are exercised by the employee and the employer. This becomes an issue when many employees are unaware of their employee rights or do not know how to find out information about their rights. This issue…
Although most people think of themselves as the employee and the company they work for as their employer, job classification is not so simple. An employee may work at the location of one business but be paid by another. The employee may work under a salary or be paid by the hour. An employee may contract through one company or…
Sexual harassment at the workplace is an illegal act in Missouri. Employers can be held responsible for sexual harassment or related consequences that happen when the employee is at work. An employer was recently held responsible for the sexual harassment an employee endured in 2009. Although the incident did not occur in Missouri, the facts of the lawsuit have the…