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Where a nurse brought a wrongful discharge case after she claimed she was terminated for refusing to delete or change notes that she made regarding a patient’s care, the nurse’s allegations sufficiently invoked the public-policy exception to the employment-at-will doctrine, ...

Tagged with: Employer - Employee Public Policy Exception

Where an appellant filed an untimely notice of appeal, the appeal must be dismissed despite appellant’s dispute with the date of the denial of his motion to reconsider. Appeal is dismissed. Peet v. Carter, et al. (MLW No. 58673/Case No. ...

Tagged with: Appellate Practice Employer - Employee Notice Of Appeal timeliness

Where an employee’s first request for leave under the Family Medical Leave Act was denied and the employee claimed he was confused about the meaning of a second letter and that he believed he was on provisional leave because of ...

Tagged with: Employer - Employee FMLA

Where a university safety officer who applied for a promotion but was passed over sued the university for unlawful retaliation for protected speech claiming he was retaliated against for his complaints about the former chief’s misuse of resources, the officer ...

Where a Department of Agriculture employee brought an age discrimination action after she was not selected for a specialist position, the case is remanded for the district court to make a finding on whether a statement made by a hiring ...

(1)Where an employee claimed wrongful termination under the public policy exception, the trial court erred and misdirected the jury by failing to give an instruction that required the jury to find that the plaintiff’s communication with government investigators was the ...

Retirement fund; eligibility  SC89370 Gilbert L. Alderson, et al., Appellants, v. State of Missouri, et al., Defendants, County Employees’ Retirement Fund, et al., Respondents Appeal From: Cole County Circuit Court, Judge Richard G. Callahan Handdown Date: 1/13/2009 Opinion Author: ...

Tagged with: eligibility

  Where a hospital appealed a determination that nurses were eligible for unemployment benefits while they were on strike, a Missouri statute providing unemployment benefits to employees who strike when the employer has committed an unfair labor practice is not ...

Tagged with: Labor Unemployment Benefits Unfair Labor Practices

(1)Where a male waiter who alleged sexual harassment by a male restaurant manager brought discrimination claims against his employer and won a $60,000 jury verdict on a constructive discharge claim as well as a verdict declaring the employer liable for ...

Tagged with: MHRA Punitive Damages sexual harassment