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City of St. Louis 2015 Minimum Wage Ordinance Finally Takes Effect – Immediately
Today, May 5, 2017, the minimum wage in the City of St. Louis will increase to $10 per hour. City of St. Louis Ordinance No. 70078 was adopted in 2015 but was enjoined because of a lawsuit challenging the validity of the Ordinance; this injunction was lifted...
Recovering Delinquent Condominium Assessments; Scope and Limits of Missouri’s Super-Priority Lien
In 2014 the Missouri Legislature passed, and then-Gov. Nixon signed into law, an amendment to the Missouri Uniform Condominium Act, which granted condominium associations the right to collect up to six months of delinquent common expense assessments as a...
New Era for Physician Employment Contracts with wRVUs Becoming Predominant
There has been a significant uptick in employment of physicians by large physician groups, hospitals, and health care systems since the changes in health care reform that occurred during the Obama Administration. As a result, more and more physicians are entering...
A River Runs Through It: Border States of Missouri and Illinois Differ on the Law of Non-Compete Agreements
The width of the Mississippi River is 1,880 feet as it glides past The Gateway Arch, forming a watery boundary between Missouri and Illinois. These states are also separated in their approach for the legal requirements of a non-compete agreement between an employer...