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Each year, a significant number of people in Missouri are killed in motor vehicle accidents. Sadly, some of these victims are children. Like other accidents, head-on collisions do not discriminate when it comes to age. Even when properly restrained, the intensity of such an impact can end young lives before they have a chance to start. Two children, a 5-year-old…
Workers in Missouri and all other states have the right to safe workplaces that are free from harassment. Unfortunately, employees often suffer harassment at the hands of supervisors and co-workers. Fortunately for those employees, help is available from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. For example, the EEOC has recently come to the aid of a group of workers who…
Employees in Missouri and throughout the country have rights. Many of those rights were granted to them by the enactment of the Fair Labor Standards Act in 1938. If you suspect that your rights as an employee have been violated, you could benefit from a better understanding of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The FLSA governs employee rights in several…
Individuals who legally have the right-of-way in an intersection should not have to worry about another vehicle entering the intersection illegally. Unfortunately, many of the T-bone collisions that occur each year in Missouri are due to drivers failing to obey traffic signals and signs. Innocent motorists and their passengers suffer the ramifications of another driver’s negligence. Law enforcement officials investigating…
If you’re currently living in a state with termination at will (basically everywhere but Montana), it might feel like you have no recourse after being fired from a job. An employer is not required to have a cause for ending your employment. There are, however, circumstances where they are legally prevented from doing so. Your dismissal may be the result…
As an employee, you are at risk for unfair practices from your employer. While you may feel trapped in the situation, there are legal protections and resources for you. It’s common for employees to feel like they are powerless. In the face of harassment, discrimination and even wrongful termination, you can be empowered through legal support. Employee rights are protected…
Not only is driving under the influence against the law, it is dangerous. Drunk driving accidents are some of the most preventable — and more often than not, predictable — crashes. Each year, a significant number of people here in Missouri die because someone else decided to get behind the wheel of a car after drinking and without any regard…
There are many employees in Missouri who endure substandard working conditions, long hours and wages that are far too low. Unfortunately, many are unsure how to improve their situation while others may not even know that they have the right to take legal action against their employer. Of course, it may be helpful to confront your employer first, as there…
As most workers in Missouri know, there is little privacy in the workplace. Something you say to one person can soon get around the office, but the matter extends far beyond this. This is because in many places of work, employers monitor almost everything, including calls, emails and even Internet use. While it is understandable that your employer needs to…
Few Missouri drivers like having to follow a slower, larger vehicle. It can easily make the best of drivers impatient and irritated. However, impatience combined with irritation can sometimes cause drivers to make mistakes that lead to rollover accidents. Irritation and impatience may have had a hand in a recent accident on Interstate 70. Shortly before 9:45 p.m., a vehicle…