Blog Posts

Kansas City ‘Bans the Box’ for All Employers By: Anne E. Baggott Joining numerous other U.S. cities, Kansas City, Missouri, has banned employers from asking applicants to disclose criminal histories in an initial application.  The ordinance goes further to limit the...

Time to Review Your Employee Handbook By: Anne E. Baggott It’s a new year and time again to review your employee handbook. Many policies remain the same year after year. But 2017 brought numerous changes in employment law and human resources compliance that should...

Missouri Expands Sex Discrimination to Include Sex Stereotyping, Protecting Many LGBTQ Workers By: Anne Baggott In a decision filed October 24, 2017, the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, recognized that discrimination based on sex stereotyping is a form of...

DOL to Revive Opinion Letters By: Anne Baggott In testimony before a Senate committee in late June, Department of Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta revealed that the Wage & Hour Division of DOL (WHD) is bringing back the practice of providing opinion letters. ...

DOL to Revisit Salary Level in Overtime Rule By: Anne Baggott The Department of Labor is abandoning the minimum annual salary of $47,476 for employees to be exempt from overtime. In a brief to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on June 30, 2017, DOL stated it is not...

Governor Signs Amendments to Missouri Human Rights Act By: Anne Baggott As expected, Governor Eric Greitens signed legislation on Friday, June 30, 2017, that significantly amends the Missouri Human Rights Act. As previously explained here, the amendments create...