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ST LOUIS POST DISPATCH: Former St. Louis Rams lineman ordered to pay $500,000 to injured worker
NEWS: Kennedy Hunt P.C. landed a favorable ruling for our client, who was injured on the job. The Court ordered Pace Transport, Inc., owned and run by former football player Orlando Pace, to pay $531,000 in damages to our client. Pace claimed to have been unaware of...
Nursing Parents Sue Employers Over Breast Pumping Access
Employees across the country are launching new lawsuits – including against some of the nation’s largest companies – over what they allege is a lack of access to the time or place to breast pump at work. The new lawsuits come after lawmakers passed a new law – known...
Nationwide Special Education Staffing Crisis Hurts Children Most
In the face of a years-long teachers’ shortage, a new federal survey reveals special education positions are among the hardest for public schools across the country to staff. Nationwide, nearly half of American public school districts report their schools were...
News: Major Insurer Will Now Equally Cover Fertility Treatment for LGBTQ+ Patients After Class-Action Lawsuit
Aetna – one of the largest healthcare companies in the United States – will now equally cover fertility treatments for LGBTQ+ patients, in a settlement to a class action lawsuit accusing the insurer of discriminating against LGBTQ+ people seeking treatment. According...
Clayton Parents Allege St. Louis County Special School District is Failing Their Kids
Parents of students with disabilities in Clayton are now alleging the Special School District is failing their children, the St. Louis Post Dispatch reports. Students with disabilities in the Clayton School District and other districts in St. Louis County receive...
HUD Approves Massive Housing Discrimination Settlement in Pennsylvania
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development recently approved a consequential settlement between apartment rental agencies and the family of former tenants in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. According to court documents, the agreement settles allegations the...