Employment Law
We spend much of our lives in a workplace. Work is an important source of self worth, financial stability and the opportunity to utilize one’s talents and skills. Once an individual passes through his or her workplace door each day, there are important federal and state laws which pertain to the employer-employee relationship. We understand that while most people have a productive and satisfying career, there are times when the employment relationship needs to be documented, channeled, corrected, terminated, righted or resolved. We are available to consult and assist in all aspects of the employment relationship. having extensive experience in legal matters that involve addressing issues and rights in the workplace.
Our practice areas include:
- Affordable Care Act
- Americans with Disabilities Act
- Compliance and Risk Analysis
- Covenants Not-to-Compete (Non-Competition Agreements)
- Employment Contracts
- Defense of employment discrimination involving age (Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967), race, color, sex, religion, national origin (Missouri Human Rights Act and Civil Rights Act of 1964) or pregnancy
- Equal Pay Act
- ERISA Compliance
- Executive Employment Contracts
- Family and Medical Leave Act
- Physician Employment Agreements
- Reasonable Accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Missouri Human Rights Act (MHRA)
- Severance Agreements
- Sexual Harassment
- Trade Secrets Law
- Union Labor Issues
- Wage and Hour (Fair Labor Standards Act)
- Whistleblower Litigation and Public Policy Exception
Employment Law Articles
Were Trade Secrets Lurking in the Safe-Deposit Box?
In a fact pattern that resembles the Clue board game, the Missouri Supreme Court had to decide whether a former employee locking his former employer's customer list in a safe-deposit box constituted the unlawful misappropriation of a trade secret. Under the Missouri...
Affordable Care Act 2015 Update
During 2014, we saw a variety of additional guidance issued by the Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") as well as the U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL") regarding the Affordable Care Act ("ACA") or Obamacare, impacting businesses both large...
DOL Reaffirms and Adds to Recent IRS Guidance Regarding Employer Payment Plans — Effectively Shutting Down Any Payments by Employers for Individual Health Insurance Premiums
Does your business or employer pay for, or reimburse employees for, individual health insurance coverage? Did you know that as a result of the Affordable Care Act, such arrangements were prohibited beginning Jan. 1, 2014? On Nov. 6, 2014, the U.S. Department of Labor...
When Is a Duck Not a Duck? When a Duck Is an Individual Health Insurance Premium Reimbursement to a More-Than-2% Shareholder of an S Corporation
It's not business as usual if you are a shareholder of an S corporation which is either paying directly, or reimbursing you, for your individual coverage health insurance premiums. Did you know that changes were required starting Jan. 1, 2014? Recently an FAQ was...