by e-LawLines | Aug 31, 2015 | Homeowner Associations
Lewis and Marla Stout live in the Raintree Lake community in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. Two years ago, the Stouts erected a swing set and, at the request of their children, painted it purple. Pursuant to the Raintree Lake covenants and restrictions, the Stouts were...
by e-LawLines | Aug 25, 2015 | Corporate Law, Litigation
As the driving force behind a company’s success or failure, corporate officers and directors are bestowed with broad powers under Missouri law. Nonetheless, these individuals owe certain duties and responsibilities to the corporation and its shareholders. For...
by e-LawLines | Jul 29, 2015 | Employment Law
Unless exempt, employees covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) must receive overtime pay for hours worked over 40 in a workweek at a rate not less than time and one-half their regular rate of pay. A covered employee must be compensated for...
by e-LawLines | Jul 22, 2015 | Employment Law
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued a ruling last week in which it stated that employment discrimination based upon sexual orientation amounts to sex discrimination, at least for claims against the federal government. The 3-2 ruling by the Commission...
by e-LawLines | Jul 21, 2015 | Employment Law
The Administrator of the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) recently issued a new interpretation concerning the proper legal standard to determine whether an individual has been misclassified as an independent contractor instead of an employee. The...
