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.
A Favorable Settlement in Suit to Build Group Homes
The Law Office of Thomas E. Kennedy, III, LC recently settled a matter involving a complaint that raised a number of issues under the Fair Housing Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. Our client RAVE is an...
Reproductive Rights in Missouri
Camille Respess | June 30, 2017 On February 10, St. Louis passed an addition protecting reproductive health decisions to the city’s anti-discrimination ordinance with a 17-10 vote. The ordinance, which was sponsored by 15th Ward Alderwoman Megan Green, prevents...
Recent Filing for Overtime Pay and Wrongful Termination
The Kennedy Hunt, P.C., III recently filed suit in Jefferson County, Missouri on behalf of its client, a former office manager at Meramec Family Dental. The lawsuit alleges violations of the Missouri Minimum Wage Law and claims the plaintiff was wrongfully terminated...
Filing for Unpaid Wages
The Kennedy Hunt, P.C., L.C. recently filed suit in the Eastern District of Missouri on behalf of our client, a former maintenance supervisor for the Delta R-V School District. This lawsuit alleges violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Missouri Minimum...
Minimum Wage Increase in St. Louis City
Camille Respess | June 16, 2017 After two years on hold, City of St. Louis Ordinance No. 70078, raising the minimum wage to $10 an hour took effect on May 5, 2017. This Ordinance makes St. Louis City’s minimum wage higher than the rest of Missouri’s, set at $7.70 an...
Transgender Student Rights
Camille Respess | May 28, 2016 The inequalities members of the LGBTQ+ community face are immense. Correcting these problems is complex in our country, and has become even more so in our nation’s schools: both public and private. In recent months, the rights of...
Placing a focus on our Mental Health
Camille Respess | January 15, 2016 Our mental health is something that is crucial to our wellbeing, but it is often overlooked and not discussed in our society. For students in elementary, middle, and especially high school, learning about and discussing mental health...
Putting a Price on Emotional Distress
For most of us, our job is not just a way of earning a living. It also plays an important role in defining our identity. Often, the success that we achieve in our career is directly tied to our sense of dignity and self-worth. Loss of employment can cause trauma that...
DOJ Announces Important Olmstead Sheltered Workshop Settlement with Rhode Island
Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) reached a landmark settlement agreement with Rhode Island to resolve violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act relating to persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). This is the...
Woman Suffering from MS Is Awarded Social Security Disability Benefits
The firm recently represented a woman suffering from multiple sclerosis in winning her appeal for Social Security disability benefits. This is wonderful news for our client who, in addition to receiving disability benefits going forward, will also get a payment for...