by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Mar 24, 2020 | Employment Law, Local News
On March 18, 2020, the Senate passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA or Act). Under this Act, certain employers are required to provide employees with paid sick leave or expanded family and medical leave for specified reasons related to COVID-19.... by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Nov 16, 2019 | Disability Law, Employment Law
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 of Murphysboro, Illinois. Our client, the Plaintiff, was a... by Camille Respess | May 14, 2019 | Employment Law, Local News
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 to 2018 data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, black people are... by Camille Respess | Nov 20, 2018 | Employment Law, Local News
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 arbitrary actions, personal favoritism, and political... by Camille Respess | Oct 30, 2018 | Employment Law, Local News
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 for crimes committed before the age of 18, the state’s parole board violated the... by Camille Respess | Oct 9, 2018 | Employment Law, Local News
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. This can be manifested in a number of ways: minimum wage violations, failure to receive...