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News Coverage: St. Clair County fired the HR director for investigating an official’s relative, he alleges
A recent Kennedy Hunt P.C. human rights case is receiving new media coverage. The lawsuit alleges our client, the former St. Clair County HR director, was wrongfully terminated in retaliation for investigating sexual harassment and discrimination claims made against...
News: Managing Partner Quoted in St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Managing partner Sarah Jane Hunt was quoted in a recent article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch about a legislative effort to amend the Missouri Human Rights Act. The proposed change seeks to explicitly exclude gender identity and sexual orientation explicitly from...
News: Missouri Supreme Court Hears Case on Transgender Student’s Use of School Bathroom
The Missouri Supreme Court will soon decide if a Missouri school district’s denial for a transgender student to use multi-stall bathrooms and locker rooms is a form of sex discrimination. The impending ruling in the $4 million discrimination case will set a precedent...
What Dismantling the DOE Means for Students with Disabilities
The Trump administration plans to dismantle the Department of Education soon. The DOE oversees protecting students’ civil rights, Title I funds for low-income students, special programs for students with disabilities, student loans, and more. The White House will need...
Kennedy Hunt P.C. Files Human Rights Complaint against St. Louis Forensic Treatment Center-South and Missouri Department of Mental Health
On May 21st, 2024, Kennedy Hunt P.C. filed a complaint against St. Louis Forensic Treatment Center-South and Missouri Department of Mental Health alleging sex discrimination and/or sexual harassment against the defendants in violation of the Missouri Human Rights...
Kennedy Hunt P.C. Files Disability Rights Complaint against East Peoria Community School District 309, City of East Peoria
On January 31st, 2025, Kennedy Hunt P.C. filed a complaint against East Peoria Community School District 309, City of East Peoria, and an East Peoria police officer alleging disability discrimination violating the Americans with Disabilities Act, Sec, 1983, and the...