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.
Sarah Jane Hunt named as a 2019 Rising Star by Super Lawyers
In June 2019, Kennedy Hunt, PC partner, Sarah Jane Hunt, was selected by Super Lawyers as a Rising Star on the 2019 Missouri & Kansas Rising Star list. Being named a Rising Star is an honor reserved for lawyers who exhibit excellence in practice. Only 2.5% of...
Summary Judgment Order in the Southern District of Illlinois
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...
Discrimination in Hiring
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...
Study Finds Discipline Disparity Growing in U.S. Schools
Federal data released by the U.S. Department of Education indicates that the gap between discipline cases of white and non-white students is growing. According to their Civil Rights data collection for the 2015-2016 school year released in April 2018, the disparity...
The Problem With Virtual Education
More and more students are learning via virtual education in the United States. In lieu of getting their education in their public school buildings, students (often those who have been a part of behavioral conflicts at schools) are being placed in all online classes....
Renters Continue to Face Housing Discrimination in the U.S.
In 2016, there were 28,181 reported housing discrimination claims in the U.S. Of these, 91.5 percent occurred during rental transactions, according to the National Fair Housing Alliance. What’s more, of these 28,181 cases of housing discrimination, 55 percent involved...
Medicaid Expansion’s Effect on Employment for People with Disabilities
People with disabilities are significantly more likely to be employed in states that have participated in Medicaid expansion through the Affordable Care Act. To date, 33 states have adopted the Medicaid expansion. The state of Illinois is one of them, meaning that...
Efforts to Increase Seclusion in U.S. Schools
Public schools in the country may receive federal guidance for restraint and seclusion for the first time ever -- which would be a major gain for students with disabilities. Seclusion is when a student is isolated from other classmates, and restraint is when a student...
Discrimination in St. Louis Workplaces
St. Louis is no stranger to discrimination in the workplace. Kennedy Hunt P.C. represents many employees who are victims of discriminatory actions in their place of work. On Nov. 21, the St. Louis American published an article about a former St. Louis Metropolitan...
Airbnb and Issues of Racism
In recent years, the popularity of rental service Airbnb has certainly grown. The service allows hosts to post their properties (houses, condos, apartment, even rooms) for guests to rent. Airbnb mainstreams the rental of properties. But it hasn’t existed without...