Recently, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled in a 5-2 vote to give more legal protection to those employees who are injured and subsequently terminated from their employment. This expansion of employee rights overturned three decades of legal precedent. Workers no
After such a long, drawn-out winter, it’s time for warmer temperatures. This means that motorcyclists in Missouri will be removing their bikes from storage and preparing them for the road. Unfortunately, this also means that more accidents involving motorcycles are
The saga of the 20-year-old University of Missouri swimmer’s suicide continues with the release of an independent report claiming that the university neglected to follow some precepts of federal law while handling her case. Particularly noted were the university’s lack
Stop lights and signs are established to direct traffic as safely and efficiently as possible. Regardless of to the size of the vehicle one is driving, failure to acknowledge traffic signs increases the chances of being involved in an accident.
In 1993, Congress enacted the Family and Medical Leave Act, giving employees who are eligible the right to take up to 26 weeks of job-protected, unpaid leave in a year for certain medical, family and military-associated reasons. Employers may lack
Missing pages from a private investigation into City of Joplin, Missouri, council members have been released. Months ago, the media received the original report minus the missing pages. The focus of the missing pages appears to be on a former
From hit-and-run accidents to drunk driving accidents, motor vehicle collisions occur on Missouri roads every day. A woman from Jasper may be facing drunk driving charges, one count of felony vehicular assault and additional charges after one of Missouri’s most
A class-action lawsuit was filed last month against Sterling Jewelers, owner of 1,400 jewelry stores, including many in Missouri. Two jewelry chains owned by Sterling include Kay Jewelers and Jared the Galleria of Jewelry. According to the filing, the company
The recent decision by the National Labor Relations Board’s Chicago division that football players at Northwestern University are actually university employees has some far-reaching ramifications for athletes all over the country, including Missouri. Given this clarification of their status, Northwestern
The United States Supreme Court recently declined to hear the case of six undocumented immigrants who sued the owners of Kansas City’s Jerusalem Cafe for violating their rights under the Fair Labor Standards Act. This leaves in place a lower
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