by e-LawLines | Sep 15, 2013 | Employment Law
On April 1, 2011, Michael R. Tettamble, Jr. (“Tettamble”) and TCSI-Transland, Inc. (“TCSI”), signed an employment contract which provided that Tettamble’s compensation would be “$1,250 per week for 52 weeks = $65,000.”...
by e-LawLines | Sep 5, 2013 | Employment Law, Litigation
The Supreme Court of the United States recently decided who constitutes a “supervisor” for the purpose of analyzing harassment claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Court’s ruling in Vance v. Ball State University is significant...
by e-LawLines | Aug 19, 2013 | Employment Law
The Missouri Court of Appeals recently held that an employee’s termination based upon lying or falsifying documents should not result in a denial of unemployment benefits based upon “misconduct connected with work” unless the falsification is material to the...
by e-LawLines | Aug 16, 2013 | Employment Law
A Missouri federal court recently found that while a police chief attempted to better the department through new scheduling orders, his actions violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). As a result, the court awarded liquidated damages to record...
by e-LawLines | Aug 14, 2013 | Employment Law, Small Business Law
The Missouri Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of a Honda dealership in response to a wrongful-discharge lawsuit brought by a former sales manager. The dealership had a policy that employees and members of their household were prohibited from buying a new Honda from...
by e-LawLines | Jul 17, 2013 | Employment Law
With the United States Supreme Court’s term having recently come to a close, the Court has issued an opinion concerning what an employee must prove to prevail in a retaliation lawsuit for discrimination based upon the protected classes of race, color, religion, sex...
