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A loan company with an office in Missouri is facing a sex discrimination lawsuit from a transgender man. The Mississippi-based company, First Tower Loan LLC, has been accused of forcing a 21-year-old transgender man to leave his job at the company by requiring him to dress and act like a woman. The case is being supported by the National Center…
The Missouri House passed a bill on April 9 tightening restrictions around employment discrimination lawsuits and protection of whistleblowers. Workers in Missouri must demonstrate that discrimination was a contributing factor in how they were treated at work, but the bill proposes that the standard be changed to a motivating factor. The bill also narrows the definition of and requirements for…
St. Charles County announced on April 3 that it agreed to settle with former and current employees who filed a lawsuit claiming unfair treatment by the county’s elections director. Although he agreed to the settlement, the director continued to deny the accusations and claimed that he was not involved in any wrongdoing. The first employee filed the lawsuit against the…
There are few things as frightening as getting a diagnosis of early onset dementia. Complicating matters even more is that many who are diagnosed while they are still in the prime of their working years and really need a full income to make ends meet. But this particular diagnosis presents problems to someone who is still in the workforce. When…
Almost two years after filing a civil suit, a former Lincoln University employee’s lawsuit alleging age discrimination went to court in front of a Missouri jury. The plaintiff, now 63 and also a former councilman in Jefferson City, filed suit alleging age discrimination in 2013 after his position as government relations director for the university was eliminated by university administrators.…
It is increasingly common for multiple generations to share the same workspace, as older Americans today are working well into their seventh decade just to be able to afford life’s necessities. Discriminating against employees on the basis of age is prohibited by both federal and Missouri state laws. But even when no discrimination occurs, challenges presented by an age-diverse workforce…
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…
A Missouri woman who filed a lawsuit against the Missouri Department of Transportation back in the earlier part of 2014, finally had her day in court as the year came to an end this past December. The woman, who had filed for age and gender discrimination, was awarded just over $1 million by a Buchanan County jury. The jury verdict…
When Missouri companies hire disabled workers, they enrich, enhance and diversify their workplace culture. While all employers should strive to include employees with disabilities as part of their workplace, some fall short of this laudable goal. Below are some signs that indicate whether your company is committed to accommodating disabled workers. — Is the disability policy enforced from the top-down?…