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Finding a good job can be challenging and holding onto it can at times be even more difficult. As many employees in Missouri know, job stability is a precious thing and it is all too easy to make a minor mistake that ultimately leads to your dismissal. If you have a volatile employer, you may even find yourself feeling nervous…
When most people picture an intoxicated driver being involved in a crash, that person’s vehicle is a car, SUV or some other vehicle with four wheels or more. However, many Missouri drunk driving accidents involve two-wheeled vehicles, such as motorcycles, mopeds or motor scooters. The damage done in these crashes can be just as serious or deadly. For instance, police…
As many Missouri workers know, certain forms of discrimination in the workplace are prohibited by federal and state law. On April 21, AT&T revealed it had terminated an executive at the center of a racial discrimination lawsuit filed by a 30-year employee of the company. AT&T apologized for the executive’s actions and said the company regretted not terminating him sooner.…
During an accident, the Missouri residents occupying the vehicles involved can suffer a variety of injuries depending on several factors such as the force of the impact, whether the vehicle hits other objects and whether the vehicle flips. Injuries sustained in rollover accidents, for example, can be severe and even fatal due to the risk of being thrown around —…
Missouri residents may be interested to learn that a federal appeals court recently upheld a $1.5 million verdict in a sexual harassment case. The lower court jury verdict had been reached after the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against a North Carolina-based company on behalf of four employees. The EEOC claim alleged that a supervisor…
The Missouri Supreme Court ordered an age discrimination lawsuit against the St. Louis Rams to go to arbitration because of the provisions of the employment contract of the plaintiff, a former equipment manager for the team. The man filed the lawsuit in May 2012, a year after he was let go. According to the lawsuit, the longtime equipment manager was…
Missouri residents may be interested in a recent lawsuit filed against Google that alleges age discrimination. The plaintiff is a 60-year-old software engineer who applied for a position at the company. He possessed qualifications that led to a recruiter referring to him as a “great candidate.” However, he was rejected for the job because the company considered him too old,…
Passing on a two-lane road is a risky maneuver. If drivers are not paying adequate attention to the flow of traffic in the oncoming lane, near head-on or head-on collisions are a distinct possibility. Drivers who fail to successfully pass on two-lane roads cause numerous crashes in Missouri each year. Two vehicles were heading in opposite directions on Route E…
A bill was introduced in Missouri’s House on April 15 that would ban discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in housing, employment and public accommodations. House Bill 407 is similar to a Senate bill that passed out of committee recently, but both bills are seen as a long shot to gain approval. They face potential opposition from the…
There is no way to predict the outcome of a chain reaction crash involving several vehicles. People in some cars may walk away uninjured, some may suffer various degrees of injuries and others may lose their lives. In a recent chain reaction truck accident on U.S. Highway 54 here in Missouri, two people lost their lives, others were injured and…