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When one Missouri man decided a dozen years ago to ditch his job with the United States Postal Service as a letter carrier, he envisioned a successful future working as a FedEx driver. He never imagined that the substantial costs he was forced to invest would bankrupt him. FedEx classifies its drivers as independent contractors who are required to purchase…
Black Friday is a day of great sales. It is also a day that poses a great danger to workers. As droves of shoppers show up at stores to score great deals on merchandise, employees are in danger of being trampled by the crowds. This fact hasn’t gone unnoticed by the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Under a…
Cars are amazing feats of technology, and loving cars and other vehicles may be considered an ingrained aspect of American culture. Unfortunately, there might be little doubt that they can become exceptionally dangerous in the blink of an eye, especially in rollover accidents. A recent weekend in Missouri resulted in at least eight accident-related fatalities across the state. For some,…
It’s a nightmarish reality with which many Missouri workers have to cope with on a daily basis — having a truly lousy boss. Whether it’s lack of management ability, poor people skills or sociopathic character traits, a bad boss can make going to work an onerous task. It’s unfortunate but having an ineffective or difficult boss is not a violation…
Missouri workers may not realize that the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor has been ensuring companies’ compliance with labor laws for over 76 years. The division is tasked with making sure that workers take home a “fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work.” Recognizing that enforcement is not sufficient to protect workers and level the…
While a Missouri cosmetic surgery patient may be unsatisfied with the ultimate results of a procedure, he or she will first have to prove that other professionals in this field would have produced better results. For a medical malpractice claim against a cosmetic surgeon to be viable, negligence has to be proved. If, for example, a problem such as an abnormal…
While federal and state laws in Missouri and elsewhere do specify that employees are legally entitled to certain benefits like unemployment and workers’ compensation, no employees are specifically entitled to benefits from their company. Providing employees with benefits like paid holidays, sick pay, vacation time, disability and life or health insurance has always been at the discretion of the employer.…
No one ever expects that they are going to die at the hands of another person — especially a medical physician who has spent years of his or her life in medical school. Doctors are expected to know what they are doing and to provide adequate care. However, doctor errors are made. Unfortunately, those errors can result in the untimely…
The federal minimum wage for non-exempt, covered employees is governed by the Fair Labor Standards Act. Since July 24, 2009, it has been set at $7.25 per hour. However, employees in states with a higher minimum wage must be paid at the state’s higher rate. According to Missouri’s Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, on January 1, 2015, the hourly…
Our nation was founded by those seeking protection from persecution for practicing the religion of their choice. Yet still today there are instances where workers face religious harassment for simply following the tenets of their chosen faith. When some employees are treated differently on the job, retaliated against, harassed or denied reasonable accommodations based on their faith, it is illegal.…