by e-LawLines | May 31, 2013 | Employment Law, Small Business Law, Taxation
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) added a section to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) that said an applicable employer must provide a written notice to each existing employee. The original deadline of March 1, 2013 has now been extended by the Department of Labor....
by e-LawLines | May 28, 2013 | Employment Law
A mammography technician, who has epilepsy, suffered numerous seizures during her work at a hospital. One seizure caused her to fall and resulted in a head wound requiring staples. Two other seizures occurred in the presence of patients receiving mammograms. A patient...
by e-LawLines | May 8, 2013 | Commercial Law, Contract Law, Litigation
The Missouri Court of Appeals recently considered whether an electrical contractor pleaded sufficient facts to establish that a “promise” was made by a general contractor to use the electrical company on a building project for St. Louis County. In its petition, the...
by e-LawLines | May 1, 2013 | Employment Law, Litigation
The Missouri attorney general recently filed a complaint with the Missouri Commission on Human Rights (the “Commission”) alleging that a taxicab company discriminated against a taxicab driver in violation of the Missouri Human Rights Act...
by e-LawLines | Apr 25, 2013 | Litigation, Real Estate Law
Recently, the Missouri Court of Appeals had to decide the rightful owner of a 292-square-foot piece of land, aptly described as a “triangular sliver of property.” This involves a legal claim of adverse possession. In an otherwise tranquil subdivision, an existing...
