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Salaried workers in the United States will benefit from President Obama’s proposed updated regulations that will end the ban on salaried workers earning overtime pay. The president plans to use his executive authority to bypass an intransigent Congress to raise the salary threshold for low-level supervisors and managers, clearing the way for them to claim overtime wages. Under current wage…
In 2012 the Supreme Court of Missouri declared the state’s $350,000 cap of jury awards for “pain and suffering” in medical malpractice cases unconstitutional, saying the law violates a patient’s right to a jury trial. The Court held that constitutionally only juries can declare the amount of damages. After that decision, there have been no caps on damages awards in…
A former employee of the St. Louis Rams lost a round in her legal battle against the organization she had accused of both sexual harassment and age discrimination in federal court. The judge presiding over the matter tossed out the allegations of sexual harassment prior to going to trial, and a jury recently ruled in favor of the football organization.…
Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill emerged victorious in her face-off with her Democratic New York counterpart, Sen, Kirsten Gillibrand, as the Senate recently blocked Gillibrand’s bill, which would have prevented the U. S. military brass from handing sexual assault cases. McCaskill spoke out, saying, “It’s very hard for me to get my arms around the notion that people are saying that…
Apparently, the recent gubernatorial veto of a discriminatory bill passed by Arizona legislators has spawned a similar bill in the Missouri Senate. Republican Sen. Wayne Wallingford of Cape Girardeau recently filed SB 916, which is intended to shield businesses refusing service to homosexuals for religious reasons. Wallingford stated in a recent interview that he is not in favor of workplace…
Last month, a group that included a small business owner, clergymen and workers testified in support of Senate Bill 531 before a Missouri Senate committee. Democratic Senator Jamilah Nasheed of St. Louis introduced the bill to authorize a ballot referendum raising the minimum wage in Missouri to $10. It is currently $7.50. Those testifying stated that a higher minimum wage…
The former parks department director for the City of Willard has filed suit against the city and one of its aldermen in Greene County Circuit Court. In her petition, the woman claims she was wrongfully terminated because of her gender. The woman had previously told a local newspaper that she had been terminated because some of the town’s aldermen believed…
All drivers who make the decision to get behind the wheel do so with the understanding that there are certain risks inherent in road travel. Many of us take steps to ensure that we are driving in a safe and responsible manner. We keep our cars properly maintained, avoid driving after drinking and make every effort to follow the rules…
A Missouri National Guardsman recently filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of Western Missouri wherein he claims that his job as shop manager for Stone County was not held for him when he returned from active duty with his Guard unit. According to his petition, the employee had been with the Army National Guard for 16 years. He…
Kansas City residents may be interested in the election drama taking place in the neighboring state of Illinois. A former Illinois state employee has accused Republican gubernatorial candidate state Treasurer Dan Rutherford of sexual harassment in addition to forcing him to do political work while on the clock at his state job. Ed Michalowski, a former attorney and director in…