NYT: Landlord Accused of Demanding Sex From Tenants to Pay $4.5 Million
For at least 15 years, a landlord in New Jersey demanded sexual acts from prospective and actual tenants. According to the Department of Justice, Joseph Centanni demanded sexual acts from...
Release: Settlement Agreement with Eclipse Advantage, LLC.
Kennedy Hunt P.C. and our client recently reached a favorable settlement in our class action wage and hour lawsuit against Eclipse Advantage, LLC, a warehouse-based product distribution company. On Nov....
Scottsdale Recovery Center Wins Zoning Appeal in Arizona
Our client, Scottsdale Recovery Center, recently won a housing rights hearing in Scottsdale, Arizona. In June, the Zoning Administrator wrongly interpreted that Scottsdale Recovery Center was not permitted to operate...
Press Release: Iowa Legal Aid & Kennedy Hunt P.C. win important Fair Housing Act case against Impact Communities
On Oct. 5, 2021, Kennedy Hunt, P.C. and our co-counsel Iowa Legal Aid received a favorable decision in Klossner v. Impact Communities, a significant housing discrimination case we filed in in...
Press Release for Petition Against Francis Howell School District
On Sept. 7, 2021, Kennedy Hunt, P.C. filed suit in the Circuit Court of St. Charles County against the Francis Howell School District for violations of the Missouri Human Rights...
Madison – St. Clair Record: Former Glen Carbon police officer alleges retaliation for workers’ compensation claim over COVID-19 cleaning chemicals
Our client, a former Glen Carbon police officer, recently filed a complaint against the Glen Carbon Police Department. The lawsuit alleges our client was repeatedly exposed to harmful COVID-19 cleaning...
ACLU: In Historic Victory, Federal Judge Orders Changes to Provision of Health Care and Housing from Transgender People in Custody of IDOC
A federal judge ordered Illinois prisons to improve its health care and housing for transgender class members. This is a historic win for transgender class members who have long been...
Letter: Direct-support professionals need a living wage
Kennedy Hunt P.C. battled with the state of Missouri for a decade so our client could receive the blindness and orientation and mobility services she deserves. Recently, we won the...
MSNBC Reports on LGBTQ Asylum Seekers
Across the globe, LGBTQ people face agonizing discrimination, violence, and hatred. LGBTQ people are criminalized in 71 countries. In 11, the death penalty can be imposed on someone because of...
Press Release for Petition Against Functional Esthetics Dental Lab, Inc.
On June 15, 2021, the Kennedy Hunt, P.C. filed suit in the Circuit Court of St. Francois County, Missouri against Functional Esthetics Dental Lab, Inc. for discrimination on the basis...
Press Release for Petition Against Functional Esthetics Dental Lab, Inc.
On June 15, 2021, the Kennedy Hunt, P.C. filed suit in the Circuit Court of St. Francois County, Missouri against Functional Esthetics Dental Lab, Inc. for discrimination on the basis...
Juneteenth Is Now a National Holiday
The country has a new federal holiday — Juneteenth. On Thursday, June 17th, President Biden signed a law making Juneteenth a national holiday. Earlier in the week, Congress overwhelmingly passed...
The Racist History of St. Louis’ Veiled Prophet
St. Louis is home to a long history of racial inequality, permeating the city in 1878 and now. One iteration of this is a debutante: Veiled Prophet Ball. A staple...
What Accepting PPP Loans Means for Independent Schools
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, independent schools have received relief funds from the federal government — including the Payroll Protection Program (PPP) — under the CARES Act and the Coronavirus Response...
Recent Order in Our Lawsuit Against the Missouri Department of Mental Health
On Feb. 9, 2021, the Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District handed down a ruling granting Kennedy Hunt P.C. its attorney’s fees for a case the firm has been fighting...
Kennedy Hunt P.C.’s joint housing discrimination lawsuit with Iowa’s Legal Aid highlighted in The New Yorker
The March 15, 2021 issue of The New Yorker includes an in-depth look into why mobile homes across the country are seeing huge rent spikes, titled “What Happens When Investment...
Super Lawyers names Sarah Jane Hunt a Rising Star in 2020
In July 2020, Super Lawyers selected Kennedy Hunt, PC partner Sarah Jane Hunt as a Rising Star on the 2020 Missouri & Kansas Rising Star list for the second year...
COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions
COVID-19 affects the way people across the world work. Kennedy Hunt P.C. is here to answer your questions about your employment rights during the coronavirus pandemic. Am I required to...
Lawsuit Against St. Francois County
On Feb. 27, 2020, Kennedy Hunt, P.C. filed suit in the St. Francois County Circuit Court in the State of Missouri against St. Francois County under the Missouri Human Rights...
Department of Transportation Bans Emotional Support Animals
In December 2020, the U.S. Department of Transportation passed new regulations restricting the type of support animals allowed on commercial airline flights. The Air Carrier Access Act revisions state that...
Press Release for Lawsuit Against City of Belleville, Il.
On March 3, 2020, the Kennedy Hunt, P.C. filed suit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois against the City of Belleville, Illinois and two...
EEOC releases updated guidance on COVID-19 vaccine
Can employers require employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine? According to new guidance from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the answer is yes. On May 28, the EEOC issued updated...
COVID-19, Special Education and Learning
Schools across the country have shut their doors amid the coronavirus pandemic. For almost a year, students have learned from home. In many instances, schools have reopened and implemented social...
DOJ files Companion Lawsuit on Fair Housing Case in Hinsdale, IL
On November 6, 2019, our clients, Trinity Sober Living, LLC (“Trinity”), filed a federal Complaint against the Village of Hinsdale, IL after Hinsdale filed an eviction action against Trinity in...
Lawsuit against ECLIPSE ADVANTAGE, LLC.
In April 2020, Kennedy Hunt P.C. filed a class action wage and hour lawsuit against Eclipse Advantage, LLC, a warehouse-based product distribution company. In September, we filed an Amended Collective...
Favorable Special Education Ruling in the 8th Circuit
On March 2, 2020, Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Ralph R. Erickson wrote a favorable opinion for our client, a thirteen-year old child with complex needs and medical diagnoses,...
Partial Summary Judgment Granted on Behalf of Plaintiffs in Fair Housing Case
On March 16, 2020, U.S. District Court Judge Richard H. Mills granted Partial Summary Judgment on behalf of the Plaintiffs in Valencia, et al. v. City of Springfield, as...
Covid-19 and Special Education
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused drastic changes to daily life across Missouri and Illinois since early March 2020, and the frequent changes to local and state laws can be hard...
Families First Coronavirus Response Act
On March 18, 2020, the Senate passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA or Act). Under this Act, certain employers are required to provide employees with paid sick leave or expanded...