Cases
Our attorneys are knowledgeable and experienced in various of areas of the law. To read more about the types of cases we bring, please see more below.
Employment Law
Employees are given rights under federal and state laws. Our office protects those rights, including fighting workplace harassment, discrimination and retaliation, as well as retrieving unpaid compensation and overtime wages.
Education Law
Education law cases brought by our office ensure children receive the education they are entitled to under state and federal laws. Our attorneys are highly experienced in special education law as well as other cases that arise in the school setting.
Civil Rights Law
From city ordinances that violate the Fair Housing Act, to sexual harassment by state employees, our office fights back to protect our clients’ civil rights.
Kennedy Hunt P.C. Files Wage Compensation Complaint in Jefferson County, MO
On April 5th, 2024, Kennedy Hunt P.C. filed a complaint against Breath Source LLC, R Empowerment, and Travis Steffens in violation of Missouri common law, the Missouri Minimum Wage Law, and the Missouri Wage Payment Act. According to the lawsuit, the defendants...
Source of Income Now a Protected Class in Illinois
A new Illinois law blocks housing discrimination based on sources of income, a huge step in addressing inequities for people with disabilities in the state that was nearly 20 years in the making. The legislation is an amendment to the Illinois Human Rights Act and...
News: Hate Crimes on the Rise in Schools Across the U.S.
A new report from the FBI reveals hate crimes are steadily on the rise in schools across the U.S., nearly doubling between 2018 and 2022. Schools are now the third most common place for hate crimes in the country, a disturbing trend threatening some of the youngest...
Fair Housing and Social Media – Digital Redlining
Social media is now seen as the new frontier of discrimination – perpetuating long-held disparities in this country, especially as it relates to housing. Human rights organizations like the ACLU are now accusing platforms like Meta of perpetuating “digitial redlining”...
Kennedy Hunt P.C. and Law Offices of Joan M. Swartz File Employment Discrimination Complaint in the Northern District of Illinois
On March 5th, 2024, Kennedy Hunt P.C. filed a complaint in co-counsel with the Law Offices of Joan M. Swartz against Pet-Ag, Inc. for employment discrimination based on his race, sex, color, national origin, and ancestry in violation of the Illinois Human Rights Act...
Kennedy Hunt P.C. Files Human Rights Complaint in St. Louis County
On February 24th, 2024, Kennedy Hunt P.C. filed a complaint against Exel Inc. d/b/a DHL Supply Chain for discrimination in violation of the Missouri Human Rights Act and the Missouri Workers Compensation Law. According to the lawsuit, Exel Inc. d/b/a DHL Supply Chain...
Kennedy Hunt P.C. Lands $522K Favorable Default Judgment Against Pace Transport, Inc.
On February 5th, 2024, Kennedy Hunt P.C. landed a favorable default judgment in the Circuit Court of St. Louis County. The Court ordered Defendant Pace Transport, Inc., owned and run by former football player Orlando Pace, to pay $522,000 in damages to our client. ...
Kennedy Hunt P.C. Files Complaint Against Gateway Regional YMCA and Patonville R-III School District
On January 26th, 2024, Kennedy Hunt P.C. filed a complaint against Gateway Regional YMCA and Patonville R-III School District for discrimination based on disability in violation of the Missouri Human Rights Act. The lawsuit alleges Gateway Regional YMCA and...
St. Louis Post Dispatch: Eureka High School football player was sexually assaulted during hazing, suit says
St. Louis Post Dispatch recently covered Kennedy Hunt P.C.’s sexual harassment lawsuit against Rockwood School District. Per the Post Dispatch: The Rockwood School District failed to intervene when a high school football player endured nearly two years of sexual...
Local News: Illinois Times on Kennedy Hunt P.C. Fair Housing Victory
The Illinois Times recently profiled Kennedy Hunt P.C’s favorable ruling in a years-long Fair Housing battle against the City of Springfield, Illinois. On December 5, 2023, United States District Court for the Central District Of Illinois issued a favorable order in...