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... by Camille Respess | Oct 1, 2018 | Civil Rights, Local News
In September 2017, Alex Garcia, a 36-year-old Honduran immigrant, entered sanctuary from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). He’s lived in the U.S. for 13 years and fled Honduras because of the violence and danger he feared in his home country. Honduras... by Camille Respess | Sep 14, 2018 | Civil Rights, Local News
Since 1998, Missouri lawmakers have tried, without success, to get members of the LGBTQ community legal protection. Though rights for LGBTQ individuals have increased in recent years, gay or transgendered people, or even those perceived as gay or transgender, are not... by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Aug 7, 2018 | Civil Rights, Employment Law, Local News
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 members of the Murphysboro Police Department under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the... by Camille Respess | Jun 10, 2018 | Employment Law, Local News
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 in a letter sent to officers on March 29. St. Louis Post Dispatch reported... by Camille Respess | May 15, 2018 | Civil Rights, Local News
Popular ride-hailing company, Uber, has faced allegations of improperly handling cases of sexual harassment in the company’s brief history. Just last June, former CEO Travis Kalanick stepped down amid sexual assault accusations and scandals of a misogynistic work...