by e-LawLines | Sep 26, 2011 | Employment Law
“Whenever you face a man who’s playing your instrument, there’s a competition.” Wynton Marsalis, American musician Just as musicians feel threatened by other musicians who play their instruments, employers feel threatened when former employees...
by e-LawLines | Sep 15, 2011 | Employment Law, Litigation
On September 13, 2011, the Missouri Court of Appeals departed from well-established Missouri caselaw in holding that individuals may bring occupational disease claims through civil actions even though they may also have workers’ compensation remedies available for the...
by e-LawLines | Sep 12, 2011 | Employment Law, Litigation
Section 288.030.1(23) of the Missouri Revised Statutes defines “misconduct” for purposes of unemployment benefits as: an act of wanton or willful disregard of the employer’s interest, a deliberate violation of the employer’s rules, a disregard of standards of behavior...
by e-LawLines | Aug 25, 2011 | Employment Law
So you worked over 50 hours last week to pay off some debt and you can’t wait for that overtime check? You are probably under the impression that your employer has a legal obligation to compensate you extra for your overtime hours. Not so fast. People often make...
by e-LawLines | Aug 18, 2011 | Employment Law, Litigation
The Missouri Court of Appeals recently affirmed a trial court’s refusal to give four non-MAI jury instructions in a MHRA employment discrimination case. McCullough v. Commerce Bank, WD71625, 2011 WL 3106914 (Mo. App. W.D. July 26, 2011). The issue on appeal was...
by e-LawLines | Aug 10, 2011 | Employment Law, Litigation
A U.S. federal judge has allowed a claim for emotional distress brought by a community college employee who received numerous calls from her supervisors while on FMLA leave for cancer-related surgery. During her FMLA leave, the employee alleged that she received many...
