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The slow reopening of the economy is a welcome relief for businesses. But in a COVID-19 world, it also brings a host of new challenges for employers.

The Missouri Supreme Court ruled that a woman who was treated for exposure to ant spray in the workplace, then hurt her knee at the doctor’s office while being treated, doesn’t qualify for workers’ compensation.

In a rapidly emerging practice area for large and small firms alike, attorneys increasingly are counseling business owners who have been denied coverage under the “business interruption” portions of their commercial insurance policies.

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A St. Louis County circuit judge ruled Jan. 10 that Armstrong Teasdale doesn’t owe severance to a former equity partner who continued to practice law following his retirement. The ruling could mark the end of the last piece of a ...

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The Missouri Supreme Court once again is considering at what point an injury connected somehow to the workplace becomes a work-related injury. The court heard back-to-back cases in February involving two women who sought workers’ compensation after they fell and ...

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Ordinarily, disputes regarding arbitration agreements come down to legal issues to be resolved by courts — or, as is frequently the case, by the arbitrators themselves. But a case argued before the Missouri Supreme Court on Oct. 2 presents the ...

NONPROFIT/GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION Attorney, AG Financial Solutions Speak to Courtney Hayes for any length of time, and it’s clear what animates her personal and professional lives. “God gives grace to everybody, so I try to extend the same,” she said. “If ...

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel Centene Corporation They say you can never go home again. For Keith Williamson, that didn’t quite turn out to be the case. Thirteen years ago, Williamson found himself in need of ...

HEALTH CARE Vice President, Employment and Benefits Law, BJC HealthCare Christine M. Ramatowski has spent her legal career focused on employment law. She’s pretty sure her grandfather would have wanted it that way. Ramatowski serves as vice president of employment ...