The 11th Amendment will not protect the St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners from litigation, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said on Thursday. The decision not only allows a woman to bring claims of civil rights violations against ...
Read More »Employers have a role in fighting drug abuse
Prescription drug abuse seems to be considered as taboo as any other substance abuse problem, and it is just as prevalent, according to substance abuse experts. One expert who spoke last week in Baltimore said employers can be part of ...
Read More »Law at time of divorce supercedes 2001 amendment
Sometimes Missouri courts will apply a statute amendment retroactively. But in a case involving a divorce situation and a life insurance policy, the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, would not give the ex-wife the benefit of a law change. ...
Read More »Polygraph obtained held admissible although defendant confessed
Polygraph tests were held admissible in a case where police lied to a defendant and told her that she had failed the polygraph test to get her confession. The defendant went on to confess, and the Missouri Supreme Court said ...
Read More »Judge certifies BAR/BRI suit as a class action
If you took BAR/BRI’s bar review course any time since 1997, a team of lawyers in California is trying to get you some money back – whether you passed the bar exam or not. This week, in a lawsuit against ...
Read More »Judges, attorneys debate ethics of plea bargaining
Kansas City judges and attorneys expressed sharp criticism Thursday over the recent revisions made to the plea-bargaining practice at the city’s municipal division. And at times the continuing legal education seminar on the ethics of plea bargaining erupted into verbal ...
Read More »COA finds lottery ticket redemption deadline not defined by regulations
Lottery winners who thought their tickets were junk after the 180-day deadline just got lucky. The 180-day cash-in deadline on a Powerball ticket wasn’t worth the paper it was printed on and the Western District Court of Appeals said the ...
Read More »Firms turn to bonuses to boost performance
Top executives who seek cash bonuses will need their company to perform, or their wallets won’t grow so fast, according to a recently released survey. The study, “2006 HR Practices in Executive-Level Compensation Survey Report,” was released last week by ...
Read More »Clear communication the key to overcoming conflict
Most of us learned how to deal with conflict in our homes as children, and while mom and dad might have many fine qualities, highly refined communication skills could be lacking. In other words, your family life probably wasn’t Ward, ...
Read More »Hiring from competitors poses risks
Most employers in competitive industries will protect themselves against the loss of valuable employees by asking them to sign covenants not to compete. The employees, in turn, may want to market their knowledge and experience to competitors. The task for ...
Read More »How to . . . Furnish your office
Choosing office furniture can be a daunting task. It’s a considerable expense, and your choices will impact employees’ daily lives for many years to come. And chances are, like many others charged with this responsibility, you’re not exactly an expert ...
Read More »