by e-LawLines | Aug 5, 2011 | Corporate Law, Employment Law, Litigation, Small Business Law
The United States Supreme Court recently ruled in Kasten v. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corp. that an employer’s termination of an employee in response to an oral complaint about working conditions does subject the employer to potential liability for violation...
by e-LawLines | Jul 7, 2011 | Employment Law, Litigation
Arbitration is a matter of contract, and an arbitration agreement is only enforceable so long as the agreement exhibits the essential elements of a valid contract. Kunzie v. Jack-In-The-Box, Inc., 330 S.W.3d 476, 480-81 (Mo. App. E.D. 2010). Missouri courts are...
by e-LawLines | Jun 24, 2011 | Employment Law, Litigation
On March 22, 2011, the Missouri Court of Appeals decided Williams v. Labarge Products, Inc., et al., holding that the filing of a late notice of appeal is not allowed in special statutory proceedings such as unemployment claims. In Williams, the Claimant, Leslie...
by e-LawLines | Jun 16, 2011 | Employment Law, Litigation, Small Business Law
Section 207(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) provides that “no employer shall employ any of his employees…for a workweek longer than forty hours unless such employee receives compensation for his employment in excess of the hours above specified at a...
by e-LawLines | Jun 7, 2011 | Employment Law, Litigation
On May 25, 2011, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted rules to establish a new whistleblower program, implemented under Section 922 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Act” or “Dodd-Frank Act”). The Dodd-Frank Act was...
by e-LawLines | Jun 6, 2011 | Employment Law, Litigation
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon has vetoed Senate Bill 188, stating that to thrive in a global economy, Missouri must be a state that continues to move forward – not backward – when it comes to civil rights and equal opportunity. “Senate Bill 188 would...
