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KC STAR: Kansas City Employee Wins Millions In Verdict On Discrimination
The Kansas City Star reported on a recent jury awarded verdict.
KC STAR: Jury rules KCK government discriminated against Black firefighter, awards him $2.4M
A recent Kansas City Star article highlights a federal jury verdict helmed by our very own, Katherine Myers and Sarah Liesen. The jury found that our client, a Black firefighter, had been discriminated and retaliated against by his employer, the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City. Steve Vockrodt at the Kansas City Star reported: The […]
Anita Hill to Speak About Sexual Harassment at KC Public Library
Everyone has a right to work without being subjected to abusive, demeaning, and harassing comments and conduct. If you are facing sexual harassment at your job, it is important to find an attorney who can assist you in protecting your legal rights. Many attorneys, including those at Edelman, Liesen & Myers, offer free consultations, and […]
Worker Misclassification – Know Your Status
I’ve heard it many times over the past few years–things such as “my employer couldn’t afford to pay me overtime,” or, “I didn’t have the option to be an employee.” Whether to classify an employee as an independent contractor or employee is not at the employer’s discretion. There are certain laws employers have to follow […]
Love and taxes: same-sex couples, joint tax returns, and marriage
Last week, Missouri became the first state that does not recognize same-sex marriages to announce that it would accept joint tax filings from same-sex couples (in Missouri, couples actually file what are called “combined returns”). The announcement came in the form of an executive order issued by Governor Jay Nixon, declaring ordering the Department of […]
Glossip v. Missouri Department of Transportation: Benefits for Same-Sex Couples
Last week, the Missouri Supreme Court decided the case of Glossip v. Missouri Department of Transportation and Highway Patrol Employees’ Retirement System. The case was brought by Kelly Glossip, the long-time partner of Corporal Dennis Engelhard, a Missouri Highway Patrolman killed in the line of duty on Christmas Day, 2009. Glossip applied for Corporal Engelhard’s […]
Government Shutdown and the EEOC – The Effect on Kansas City Employees
Imagine this. It’s October 11th, 2013. You have been experiencing sexual harassment in the workplace, and have reported it to your Human Resources department many times. Around 1:30 in the afternoon, you are called into your boss’s office and your employment is terminated. You feel this is due to you reporting the sexual harassment. You […]
Kansas City’s Anti-Bullying Ordinance
The city of Kansas City, Missouri, looks poised to pass an anti-bullying ordinance. The law prohibits bullying or cyber-bullying of minors, and aims to protect young people off of school grounds, where a large amount of bullying, especially over the internet, takes place. The law would not impose any consequences on violators who are minors […]
Equal Pay Act Anniversary
It’s been fifty years since the Equal Pay Act was signed by President Kennedy. One would think, in 2013, sex does not come into play in the workplace. Unfortunately, sex discrimination occurs quite often at work. One version of this type of discrimination is the lack of equal pay for women in the workplace. If […]