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.
Recent Order in Our Lawsuit Against the Missouri Department of Mental Health
On Feb. 9, 2021, the Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District handed down a ruling granting Kennedy Hunt P.C. its attorney’s fees for a case the firm has been fighting since 2012. Our client is a 33-year-old woman with several medical, behavioral, mental, and...
Kennedy Hunt P.C.’s joint housing discrimination lawsuit with Iowa’s Legal Aid highlighted in The New Yorker
The March 15, 2021 issue of The New Yorker includes an in-depth look into why mobile homes across the country are seeing huge rent spikes, titled “What Happens When Investment Firms Acquire Trailer Parks.” The piece examines how investment firms are buying mobile-home...
Super Lawyers names Sarah Jane Hunt a Rising Star in 2020
In July 2020, Super Lawyers selected Kennedy Hunt, PC partner Sarah Jane Hunt as a Rising Star on the 2020 Missouri & Kansas Rising Star list for the second year in a row. Sarah Jane Hunt was previously selected as a Rising Star in 2019. Being named a Rising Star...
COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions
COVID-19 affects the way people across the world work. Kennedy Hunt P.C. is here to answer your questions about your employment rights during the coronavirus pandemic. Am I required to self-report COVID-19 exposure, symptoms, or diagnosis? This depends on...
Lawsuit Against St. Francois County
On Feb. 27, 2020, Kennedy Hunt, P.C. filed suit in the St. Francois County Circuit Court in the State of Missouri against St. Francois County under the Missouri Human Rights Act. The lawsuit alleges Jerrod Mahurin, the prosecuting attorney and our client’s supervisor,...
Department of Transportation Bans Emotional Support Animals
In December 2020, the U.S. Department of Transportation passed new regulations restricting the type of support animals allowed on commercial airline flights. The Air Carrier Access Act revisions state that only “a dog, regardless of breed or type, that is individually...
Press Release for Lawsuit Against City of Belleville, Il.
On March 3, 2020, the Kennedy Hunt, P.C. filed suit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois against the City of Belleville, Illinois and two members of the Belleville Police Department under the Illinois Human Rights Act Title VII of...
EEOC releases updated guidance on COVID-19 vaccine
Can employers require employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine? According to new guidance from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the answer is yes. On May 28, the EEOC issued updated guidance detailing that employers are indeed permitted to require workers to...
COVID-19, Special Education and Learning
Schools across the country have shut their doors amid the coronavirus pandemic. For almost a year, students have learned from home. In many instances, schools have reopened and implemented social distancing measures. Still, though, according to an August Census...
DOJ files Companion Lawsuit on Fair Housing Case in Hinsdale, IL
On November 6, 2019, our clients, Trinity Sober Living, LLC (“Trinity”), filed a federal Complaint against the Village of Hinsdale, IL after Hinsdale filed an eviction action against Trinity in retaliation for Trinity’s request for a reasonable accommodation to...