by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Sep 15, 2023 | Disability Law, Employment Law
A jury in Nebraska just returned a $36 million verdict in favor of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and against Drivers Management, LLC and Werner Enterprises, Inc. for denying employment and accommodations to a deaf truck driver, in violation... 
by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Jul 6, 2023 | Employment Law
A brand new law expanding protections for nursing parents – the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers – has just gone into full effect in the U.S. The PUMP Act gives working parents the right to a private space that is not a bathroom and adequate... 
by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | May 8, 2023 | Civil Rights, Employment Law
On April 6th, 2023, Kennedy Hunt P.C. filed a complaint against Norman L. Rigdon Post No. 5896, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, Inc. “VFW” for sex discrimination and retaliation in violation of the Missouri Human Rights Act. According to the lawsuit,... 
by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Apr 26, 2023 | Employment Law
On April 19th, 2023, Kennedy Hunt P.C. filed a complaint against Tonya Kellum Agency, LLC for violating the Missouri Minimum Wage Law, the Missouri Wage Payment Act, and Missouri Common Law. In early October 2022, our client began working for Tonya Kellum Agency, LLC... 
by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Mar 21, 2023 | Employment Law
As the federal government considers a ban on noncompete agreements in labor contracts, the Washington Post has new reporting on the people harmed by these clauses. Noncompetes ban high and low-wage workers from leaving their job for a competitor or starting a... 
by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Feb 1, 2023 | Employment Law
On December 5th, 2022, Kennedy Hunt P.C. filed a complaint against Washington University in St. Louis for violating the Missouri Human Rights Act in the Circuit Court of St. Louis County. The lawsuit alleges that Washington University discriminated against our client...