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Kennedy Hunt P.C. Files Fair Housing Complaint Against Peoria, IL.
On October 26, 2023, Kennedy Hunt P.C. filed a complaint against the City of Peoria, Illinois over allegations the city violated the Fair Housing Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. The lawsuit claims the City of Peoria unlawfully interfered with the...
U.S. Department of Labor Looks to Offer More Support for Care Workers, Nannies, House Cleaners
The U.S. Department of Labor recently took first of its kind steps to to provide more support and protection to people such as care workers, nannies, and house cleaners. Newly published sample agreements for domestic workers – who are mostly women – could help ensure...
Managing Partner Presents at Missouri Bar Labor and Employment Symposium
Managing Partner Sarah Jane Hunt recently presented at the 2023 Annual Labor & Employment Law Symposium for the Missouri Bar Association with Raymond Dake, of Siro Smith Dickinson PC. Ms. Hunt’s presentation focused on updates to state and federal wage and hour...
Dept. of Education Says Pennsylvania School District Violated Student’s Civil Rights
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights recently resolved a disability harassment investigation at a Pittsburgh-area school, and found the Allegheny School District failed to protect a student with disabilities who faced constant, pervasive...
Kennedy Hunt P.C. Files Fair Housing Complaint Against the City Of Springfield, Missouri, a Missouri Municipal Corporation
On October 30th, 2023, Kennedy Hunt P.C. filed its second complaint against the City Of Springfield, Missouri, over allegations the City prohibited our client, New Beginning Sanctuary, from operating a recovery home for residents in recovery from drug or alcohol...
Managing Partner Moderates Federal Bar Association-Southern District of Illinois Diversity and Inclusion Panel
On November 2, Managing Partner Sarah Jane Hunt moderated a diversity and inclusion panel for the Federal Bar Association-South District of Illinois alongside mediators Honorable Lisa Van Amburg and Melvin Kennedy, Esq., as well as Southern District of Illinois Court...