by e-LawLines | Nov 21, 2012 | Employment Law
Generally, courts are reluctant to enforce unilateral oral contracts. However, in a recent Missouri Court of Appeals case, the court reversed a motion to dismiss that originally favored the defendant hospital. In Jennings v. SSM Health Care St. Louis, a doctor sued...
by e-LawLines | Nov 20, 2012 | Employment Law
Currently, both Missouri and Federal law forbid discrimination against individuals with HIV. The text of Section 191.665 of the Missouri Revised Statutes states that the Missouri Human Rights Act “shall apply to individuals with HIV infection.” Included in the...
by e-LawLines | Nov 14, 2012 | Employment Law
The Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act states that when the employment of an employee ends, the employer is required to pay all final compensation, including earned bonus owed pursuant to an employment contract or agreement between the two parties. In the case...
by e-LawLines | Nov 8, 2012 | Employment Law
In 2011, the Illinois Supreme Court issued an important decision about non-compete provisions in an employment agreement. The Illinois high court politely told the other appellate judges in Illinois that for the last 30 years, their court decisions had veered...
by e-LawLines | Nov 8, 2012 | Corporate Law, Employment Law, Small Business Law, Taxation
Today, one of the most pressing issues concerning nearly all small business owners as well as their employees is the impact of the federal health care legislation signed into law by President Obama in March 2010, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act...
by e-LawLines | Nov 7, 2012 | Corporate Law, Employment Law, Small Business Law
Beginning January 1, 2013, employers are required to provide a new version of the form entitled “Summary of Your Rights Under the FCRA” (“Summary of Rights”) to individuals before taking any adverse action based on the contents of a consumer...
