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Twiggs v. Selig (MLW No. 63741/Case No. 11-1682 – 8 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Melloy, J.)
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Employer-Employee: Disability Discrimination – Failure To Promote – Disability
Martin v. City of St. Paul (MLW No. 63736/Case No. 11-1716 – 12 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Bright, J.)
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Read More »Fired doctor gets to seek punitives
An appeals court has given a Kansas City doctor another chance to win punitive damages against an employer that tried to classify him as an independent contractor to save on health care costs.
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Read More »Court reduces award to fired state janitor
An appeals court on Tuesday drastically reduced a nearly $152,000 award to a state contractor who was accused of employing illegal immigrants to clean government office buildings.
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Read More »Court affirms $200k age discrimination verdict against hotel
The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District has upheld a $200,000 verdict that a Jackson County jury gave last year to a 63-year-old woman fired from a Kansas City hotel.
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Read More »Sex at work leads to denial of benefits
When you’re at work, you should be working — not kissing the breasts of a co-worker.
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Read More »Employment Law: Discrimination – Civil Rights – Title VII
Gene Van Antwerp v. City of Peoria, Illinois, (Kanne, J.),(Kanne, J., Posner, J. and Williams, J. on panel)
Read More »Employer – Employee: Hostile Environment – Severity – Remedial Action
Watson v. CEVA Logistics U.S., Inc. (Case No. 09-3322 – 17 pages)
Read More »Women firefighters win $400,000 verdict
The results were mixed for four women who claimed they were discriminated against at a west St. Louis County fire department.
Read More »Casino worker wins review of long-term disability denial
A former St. Louis casino worker won a new chance to get long-term disability benefits after an appeals court ruling on Monday.
Read More »Court: Two-person labor board can’t rule
More than 500 decisions by the leading federal agency that referees disputes between labor and management will have to be reopened after the Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the five-member board had operated illegally when its membership dwindled to two.
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