by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Dec 1, 2020 | Civil Rights, Disability Law, Local News
On November 6, 2019, our clients, Trinity Sober Living, LLC (“Trinity”), filed a federal Complaint against the Village of Hinsdale, IL after Hinsdale filed an eviction action against Trinity in retaliation for Trinity’s request for a reasonable accommodation to...
by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Apr 15, 2020 | Disability Law, Education Law, Local News
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused drastic changes to daily life across Missouri and Illinois since early March 2020, and the frequent changes to local and state laws can be hard to keep up with. Nearly all schools across Missouri and Illinois are currently closed due...
by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Mar 30, 2020 | Employment Law, Local News
On March 27, 2020, The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Trump. this economic relief package was over $2 trillion to provide workers, families, and small business with economic...
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. | Jan 13, 2020 | Civil Rights, Local News
Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis LLP, Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady LLP, and Kennedy Hunt, P.C. filed suit on behalf of Kim Gardner against the City of St. Louis and its police union. Read more about the lawsuit on KMOV and NBC.
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...
