The Missouri Supreme Court will have to decide who is eligible to run for state Senate and House seats in the St. Louis area, following decisions this week by an appeals court.
Read More »Commentary: Businesses need social media, not Don Draper
Don Draper, the fictional madman-adman of TV fame, has survived booze, cigarettes, two marriages and countless affairs, but a social-media trailblazer insists the 21st century would kill him.
Read More »11th Circuit: Bananas helped create hostile environment
The 11th Circuit on Monday recognized that the appearance of less-obvious symbols of racism in the workplace may be enough to sustain a Title VII hostile environment claim.
Read More »Pregnant employee denied light duty can sue, court says
A pregnant employee fired after being denied light duty could proceed with a Title VII discrimination claim without identifying a similarly situated employee who was treated differently, the 11th Circuit has ruled in reversing a summary judgment.
Read More »Health care spending projected at 20 percent of economy by 2021
An aging population, improving economy and President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul will push spending on medical services to almost 20 percent of U.S. gross domestic product by 2021, the government projected.
Read More »A tale of two TIFs, one in Ellisville, one in St. Charles
Elected officials these days increasingly frown on corporate subsidies such as tax-increment financing for development. But don’t look for TIF districts do disappear anytime soon.
Read More »Supreme Court to decide St. Louis senate seat challenge
The Missouri Supreme Court will have to decide who is eligible to run for a state Senate seat in St. Louis, following a decision on Wednesday by an appeals court.
Read More »Panel named for 16th Circuit vacancy
A judge and two prosecutors are finalists for an opening on the Jackson County Circuit Court.
Read More »Met Square value sinks $71M under tax deal
The owners of Metropolitan Square will pay an estimated $4.3 million less in taxes after the St. Louis assessor agreed to lower the value of the tallest downtown St. Louis office building by more than a third.
Read More »Divided court OKs suit after work comp award
The Missouri Supreme Court said Tuesday that the family of a man killed in a truck accident can pursue a wrongful death lawsuit against the truck’s uninsured owner, even though it had already obtained a workers’ compensation award against the company that had contracted with the trucker.
Read More »Federal workers’ constitutional claims barred
The Merit Systems Protection Board provides the exclusive avenue of judicial review for federal employees’ adverse employment action challenges, even when those employees argue that a federal statute is unconstitutional, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled.
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