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.
News: Managing Partner Quoted in St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Managing partner Sarah Jane Hunt was quoted in a recent article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch about a legislative effort to amend the Missouri Human Rights Act. The proposed change seeks to explicitly exclude gender identity and sexual orientation explicitly from...
News: Missouri Supreme Court Hears Case on Transgender Student’s Use of School Bathroom
The Missouri Supreme Court will soon decide if a Missouri school district’s denial for a transgender student to use multi-stall bathrooms and locker rooms is a form of sex discrimination. The impending ruling in the $4 million discrimination case will set a precedent...
What Dismantling the DOE Means for Students with Disabilities
The Trump administration plans to dismantle the Department of Education soon. The DOE oversees protecting students’ civil rights, Title I funds for low-income students, special programs for students with disabilities, student loans, and more. The White House will need...
Kennedy Hunt P.C. Files Human Rights Complaint against St. Louis Forensic Treatment Center-South and Missouri Department of Mental Health
On May 21st, 2024, Kennedy Hunt P.C. filed a complaint against St. Louis Forensic Treatment Center-South and Missouri Department of Mental Health alleging sex discrimination and/or sexual harassment against the defendants in violation of the Missouri Human Rights...
Kennedy Hunt P.C. Files Disability Rights Complaint against East Peoria Community School District 309, City of East Peoria
On January 31st, 2025, Kennedy Hunt P.C. filed a complaint against East Peoria Community School District 309, City of East Peoria, and an East Peoria police officer alleging disability discrimination violating the Americans with Disabilities Act, Sec, 1983, and the...
Schools Across the Country Prepare for Possible ICE Encounters
Right now, the Trump administration is pledging what it calls the largest mass deportation this country has ever seen. The White House also recently stripped schools and houses of worship from immigration enforcement protections. School districts, boards of...
Kennedy Hunt P.C. Files Human Rights Complaint against Illinois Tool Works and ITW Seats & Motion in Northern District Court of Illinois
On January 13th, 2025, Kennedy Hunt P.C. filed a complaint against Integrity Trade Services, Illinois Tool Works, and ITW Seats & Motion alleging sex discrimination and retaliation against the defendants in violation of the Illinois Human Rights Act and the Civil...
Kennedy Hunt P.C. Files Human Rights Complaint Against Rockwood School District in the Circuit Court for St. Louis County
On January 6th, 2025, Kennedy Hunt P.C. filed a complaint against Rockwood School District and the Special School District of St. Louis County alleging discrimination based on disability against the defendants violating the Missouri Human Rights Act. According to the...
Medical Experts Raise Concerns Schools are Suspending Students in Special Education
The use of exclusionary discipline across the country is on the rise. The latest data reveals more than 1.4 million K-12 students were suspended in the 2020-2021 school year, the latest year data is available. More than 28,000 students other students were expelled in...
Kennedy Hunt P.C. Files Human Rights Lawsuit Against St. Clair County
Kennedy Hunt P.C. recently filed a human rights lawsuit against St. Clair County, Illinois, alleging that the county violated the Family Medical Leave Act, the Illinois Human Rights Act, and Illinois common law. According to the lawsuit, our client was employed by...