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Missouri workers may wonder just how much right to privacy they have on the job. In short, not very much. As the premises, the facilities and the equipment all technically are the property of the employer, they have the right to conduct searches of lockers, desks, offices and company vehicles. Courts across the nation have determined that there is no…
Motorcycles and cars have to share the road every single day. Although the weather is getting cooler, there are still many motorcycles on Missouri roads right now. Therefore, a motorcyclist needs to ensure that he or she is alert and focused on the road ahead. Likewise, drivers in vehicles need to focus on the road while also being on the…
Missouri employees may be interested to learn of a neighboring state’s Jesuit university’s decision to start providing healthcare benefits to spouses of their gay employees. Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, will begin to recognize the marriages of gay couples in states where such marriages are legal, paving the way for their spouses to become eligible for health plan benefits at…
Missouri residents may be interested to learn what the main differences are between employees and independent contractors under the law. The biggest difference is control. For the most part, employers are entitled to control their employees under the terms and conditions of their employment. This does not apply to independent contractors, although those companies that hire the ICs are in…
Missouri consumers who enjoy a slice or two from one of the nation’s most popular pizza chains may be interested to learn of the following litigation. A pizza delivery driver for Dominos has filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, against MBR Management Corporation. The corporation holds the franchise for about 63 pizza shops…
One of the most difficult decisions that Missouri family members must make is when they decide to put a loved one in an assisted living facility or nursing home. They worry that their loved one will not be treated and cared for appropriately. This is especially true with as many individuals as there are who suffer from elder abuse and…
Missourians, like others elsewhere around the country, can experience discrimination in the workplace. While illegal, old prejudices die hard and these situations still occur. It can be very helpful to the worker to know ways to identify these negative incidents that affect both an employee’s performance and morale. Sometimes the discrimination targets an employee’s religion or belief system. Workers may…
A medical professional can make a mistake at any time of the day, which is why he or she should always be vigilant and alert. However, despite one’s best efforts, a doctor can still make a mistake that causes harm to a patient in Missouri. A recently released study suggests that doctors may be more likely to make a mistake…
Missouri workers may be glad to know that yes, the state does have provisions in place to protect them from workplace discrimination. The Missouri Human Rights Act makes it a crime to discriminate workers in any manner of employment due to a person’s religion, national origin, race, color, ancestry, sex, age between 40 to 69 or disability. The act covers…
Some Missouri workers struggle to make it financially and cover all of their bills simply holding down one job. But working two or more jobs leaves very little free time to spend with family or on leisure activities. One way that workers are able to manage on a single job is by taking advantage of overtime pay and working extra…