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Missouri Court Says “No” to Easement Over Your Own Land
Missouri courts are clear: a property owner cannot have an easement over his or her own land. This principle was reiterated in a recent Missouri decision, which addressed a unique situation in which a landowner attempted to record an easement burdening one portion of...
Missouri Court Finds Employer Liable for Sexual Harassment by Customers
A recent decision by the Missouri Court of Appeals reiterated the circumstances under which an employer may be held liable for sexual harassment. In Delise Diaz v. AutoZoners, LLC, et al., the plaintiff filed suit under the Missouri Human Rights Act (“MHRA”) against...
Supreme Court Ruling on Same-Sex Marriage Impacts Family Medical Leave Act Rights
The U.S. Supreme Court of the United States issued its decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, holding that the U.S. Constitution guarantees same-sex couples the freedom to marry. Specifically, the decision holds that the right to marry is a "fundamental right" and that all...
To Solicit Or Not Solicit? That is The Question.
While Shakespeare did not plot his plays around non-solicitation agreements between employees and employers, this area remains an actively litigated one in today's workplace. Most of these agreements provide that an employee, after the employment relationship ends,...