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
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,...
Navigating the Crossroads of Mental Disabilities and Reasonable Accommodation in the Workplace
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), an employer must "make reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified applicant or employee with a disability, unless the employer can demonstrate that the accommodation...
Federal law prohibits job discrimination against military personnel
The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) protects civilian job rights and benefits for veterans and members of Reserve components. Under this important statute, an individual may be absent from work for military duty and retain...
City Ordinance to Raise Minimum Wage Challenged in New Lawsuit
On August 28, 2015, Mayor of St. Louis Francis Slay and the Board of Aldermen passed a new ordinance that would gradually increase the minimum wage in the city of St. Louis to $11.00 by January 1, 2018. The ordinance called for the minimum wage to increase to $8.25 on...
