The bill would prohibit workplace discrimination on the basis of actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity and would allow workers to bring desperate treatment claims based on such job bias.
Read More »Missouri settles Medicaid lien suit for $16M
The suit alleged that a state statute permitting liens against Medicaid recipients’ settlements was pre-empted by federal law.
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Read More »Illinois adult-notice abortion law upheld
The law, which includes exceptions for emergencies, abuse and minors accompanied by people entitled to the notice, was passed by the Legislature in 1995 and has been subject to state and federal court litigation since.
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Read More »Updated: Nixon vetoes bill protecting Doe Run from damages
Gov. Jay Nixon said the bill would result in a special law in violation of the state constitution.
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Read More »Updated: Nixon allows ban on local foreclosure mediation laws
The legislation effectively repeals ordinances that St. Louis and St. Louis County enacted within the past year.
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Read More »Schnuck Markets a victim in data breach, AG says
On March 30, the St. Louis-based grocery chain reported that between December 2012 and March 29, 2.4 million credit and debit cards used at 79 of its 100 stores may have been compromised.
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Read More »Partnership targets violent crime in St. Louis
The effort saw 80 ATF personnel from throughout the country investigating violent crime.
Read More »Lawyers named to child abuse review board
Gov. Jay Nixon named two lawyers to the state’s Child Abuse and Neglect Review Board.
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Read More »Myriad seeks to block competing DNA test
Following a mixed U.S. Supreme Court ruling on patenting human genes, Myriad Genetics Inc. is looking for a ruling protecting its patents on "breast and ovarian cancer tests."
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Read More »Updated: St. Louis lawyer receives 15 months for fraud
A federal judge sentenced a St. Louis lawyer to 15 months and restitution for mail and wire fraud involving the misappropriation of client funds.
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Read More »Illinois judge asked to overturn state same-sex marriage ban
The American Civil Liberties Union and Lambda Legal argued to an Illinois judge that laws prohibiting same-sex marriage should be declared unconstitutional.
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