by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Dec 9, 2021 | Employment Law
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. 10, 2021, the United States District Court Eastern District of...
by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Sep 16, 2021 | Employment Law, Local News
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 chemicals while on the job. The complaint details how the Glen...
by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Mar 8, 2021 | Employment Law
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 self-report COVID-19 exposure, symptoms, or diagnosis? This depends on...
by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Mar 8, 2021 | Employment Law
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 Act. The lawsuit alleges Jerrod Mahurin, the prosecuting attorney and our client’s supervisor,...
by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Mar 6, 2021 | Civil Rights, Employment Law
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 members of the Belleville Police Department under the Illinois Human Rights Act Title VII of...
by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Mar 6, 2021 | Employment Law
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 guidance detailing that employers are indeed permitted to require workers to...
