Summary Judgment Order in the Southern District of Illlinois
Kennedy Hunt, P.C. recently received an Order from Judge Gilbert in the Southern District of Illinois largely denying summary judgment in a sexual harassment and disability discrimination case against the City...
Discrimination in Hiring
Discrimination in the workplace, in education and in all public places, was made illegal in 1964. Yet and still, workers and employees are still discriminated against 54 years later. According...
How Changes to Merit Laws Affect Missouri’s Workers
Major changes to Missouri’s 70-year-old Merit System for state employees have taken hold this year. According to Missouri’s Office of Administration, the merit system’s purpose is to “protect employees from...
Missouri violates prisoners’ rights
The state violated the rights of inmates in Missouri prisons, a judge recently found. According to a lawsuit filed by four inmates seeking to represent all Missouri inmates serving life...
Wage Theft
Instances of wage theft occur far too often in the United States. Wage theft is when employees are not given their rights, earnings or benefits they deserve from their employers....
Press Release for Lawsuit Against City of Murphysboro, IL
On May 7, 2018, the Kennedy Hunt, P.C. filed suit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois against the City of Murphysboro, Illinois and two...
Filing for Overtime Pay and Wrongful Termination
The Kennedy Hunt, P.C., III filed suit in St. Louis County on behalf of our client, a former janitor of Machinist District No. 9. The lawsuit alleges violations of the...
Workplace Behavior and Your Rights
St. Louis County police Chief John Belmar announced that the St. Louis county police department was suspending a training company they were using to train their officers. Belmar announced this...
Recent Filing for Wrongful Termination
The Kennedy Hunt, P.C., L.C. recently filed suit in St. Louis County, Missouri, on behalf of our client, a former employee of Paul Cerame Auto Group. This lawsuit alleges age...
Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
Around the country, the #MeToo movement and the Time’s Up initiative, are taking hold. Both strive to combat sexual violence and gender inequality. With that, more victims of sexual harassment...
Recent Filing for Overtime Pay and Wrongful Termination
The Kennedy Hunt, P.C., III recently filed suit in Jefferson County, Missouri on behalf of its client, a former office manager at Meramec Family Dental. The lawsuit alleges violations of...
Filing for Unpaid Wages
The Kennedy Hunt, P.C., L.C. recently filed suit in the Eastern District of Missouri on behalf of our client, a former maintenance supervisor for the Delta R-V School District. This...
Minimum Wage Increase in St. Louis City
Camille Respess | June 16, 2017 After two years on hold, City of St. Louis Ordinance No. 70078, raising the minimum wage to $10 an hour took effect on May...