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No worker should fear losing his or her job or facing retaliation for filing a Missouri Workers’ Compensation claim. Even if those are worst case scenarios, employees still worry about being overlooked for promotions and other employment opportunities if they file a claim. Although it can be tricky to prove discrimination or retaliation stemmed from a claim being filed against…
While workers at Missouri Walmart stores have reason to rejoice that the retail behemoth announced recently its plans to dedicate over a billion dollars to workers’ pay raises, better training for their workers and improvements to employee scheduling, don’t assume the decision was philanthropic in nature. In the company’s announcement last month, Walmart said worker’s base pay would rise to…
Kansas City workers may wonder if the negative behaviors directed at them on the job meet the standards of workplace harassment, particularly when it is of a sexual nature. Federal employees with the Department of Labor have protections in place to prevent these incidents of harassment, but other workers also are covered under state and federal laws preventing harassment in…
Workers in Missouri may be affected by some potential changes in the nation’s wage laws President Obama is planning to add wage protection to managers who earn low salaries but are disqualified from earning overtime. Millions of American workers could be affected by the anticipated proposal from the Department of Labor, which could potentially raise the exempted income threshold from…
Much of the focus of advocacy groups and law enforcement agencies is on preventing people from driving while under the influence of alcohol. However, taking drugs and then getting behind the wheel of a car can be just as dangerous. Drivers high on drugs cause numerous head-on collisions each year in Missouri. Recently, a 44-year-old woman pleaded guilty to killing…
Missouri workers may not be fully aware of all of their rights on the job. Unfortunately, some companies fail to follow the law when it comes to employee rights in the workplace. Below are some very important rights of which workers should be aware. — Government guidelines and not employer whims determine whether workers are eligible for overtime pay. Workers…
It is permissible to pass other vehicles in specified certain areas along Missouri’s two-lane highways, but that does not always mean that it is safe to do so. Many head-on collisions are caused by drivers attempting to pass on these highways. Someone’s impatience can easily lead to injuries and fatalities. The Missouri State Highway Patrol recently responded to a three-vehicle…
Certainly no employee should have to put up with sexual harassment in the workplace simply to be able to continue earning their paycheck. But there is a form of sexual harassment that is even more insidious for Missouri residents and their children — the sexual abuse of minors by the adults and authority figures that are trusted to take care…
Missouri workers are affected by affirmative action laws that require their employer to proactively seek out employees from specific protected classes in the workforce at comparable levels to those of groups without protection under the law. These affirmative action mandates are distinct and separate from any applicable non-discrimination laws. While Missouri prohibits employment discrimination, the state has no requirements in…
Missouri workers who are age 40 and older have federal provisions in place that protect them from age discrimination in the workplace. In 1967, Congress passed the Age Discrimination in Employment Act disallowing employment discrimination against those workers over the age of 40. The protections of the ADEA also are extended to job applicants. Under the law, it is illegal…