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Unauthorized immigrants' Missouri court judgment stands
On behalf of Holman Schiavone, LLC | Mar 29, 2014 | Wrongful Termination
The United States Supreme Court recently declined to hear the case of six undocumented immigrants who sued the owners of Kansas City's Jerusalem Cafe for violating their rights under the Fair Labor Standards Act. This leaves in place a lower court's decision awarding...
$7.5 million awarded by St. Louis jury in retaliation claim
A St. Louis Circuit Court jury has awarded a former police officer for the City of St. Louis a $7.5 million judgment in the sexual harassment suit she filed after experiencing retaliation for filing a complaint with the department in 2011.The jury's verdict is against...
1 dead, 1 injured after 1 of Missouri's nearly head-on collisions
On behalf of Holman Schiavone, LLC | Mar 25, 2014 | Car Accidents
Although head-on collisions in Missouri are some of the worst traffic accidents, crashes that are nearly head-on can do extensive damage and result in serious injuries as well. Many head-on collisions are caused by a wrong way driver, which is the case in a recent...
Missouri University to implement harassment reporting policies
On behalf of Holman Schiavone, LLC | Mar 21, 2014 | Sexual Harassment
Almost three years after the suicide of a former Missouri University student and alleged sexual assault by one or more of the school's football players, there is still much confusion regarding the university's official policies on sexual harassment and discrimination...
2 fatalities in 1 of Missouri's recent motorcycle accidents
Motorcycle accidents in Missouri can be some of the worst crashes on the road. They often end in serious head injuries and spinal cord injuries due to the fact that motorcyclists are not secure inside a body of metal, as one is with a car. Injuries can greatly be...
President's plan to lift salary threshold will impact Missourians
On behalf of Holman Schiavone, LLC | Mar 19, 2014 | Wage And Hour Laws
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...
Missouri woman loses discrimination suit against Rams
On behalf of Holman Schiavone, LLC | Mar 14, 2014 | Workplace Discrimination
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...
Doctor errors capped by malpractice caps in Missouri House bill
On behalf of Holman Schiavone, LLC | Mar 14, 2014 | Medical Malpractice
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...
Missouri senator's military sex assault bill passes muster
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...
Missouri senator files discriminatory bill
On behalf of Holman Schiavone, LLC | Mar 7, 2014 | Workplace Discrimination
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...
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