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A drug court probation officer who alleged she was improperly transferred in retaliation for her allegations of discrimination won $500,000 from the Missouri Department of Corrections.
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Read More »Woman settles with hotel for $1M after late-night assault
A woman who alleged she was sexually and physically assaulted at a Kansas City-area hotel reached a $1 million settlement, according to her attorney.
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Read More »Company held liable after removing injured worker’s job while on leave
A final award of nearly a million dollars will compensate a warehouse clerk whose position was eliminated during recovery from back issues.
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Read More »Women’s complaints of harassment from supervisor settled pre-suit
Three women who alleged a supervisor’s harassment cost them their jobs reached a $600,000 settlement with their former employer, according to their attorney.
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Read More »Radio station employee prevails after addictions discussed on air
A St. Louis County jury awarded $2 million to a former talk radio station employee whose alcohol addiction and rehabilitation efforts were repeatedly discussed on-air by a well-known St. Louis broadcaster.
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Read More »Jury awards withheld tips to car wash worker
Three workers who sued a car wash for alleged Fair Labor Standards Act violations involving withheld tips now are belatedly collecting gratuities.
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Read More »University of Missouri cleared of retaliating against fired supervisor
A St. Louis judge ruled that a former University of Missouri extension office supervisor failed to prove workers’ compensation retaliation when she was terminated shortly after a work-related accident. Judge Joan L. Moriarty found that officials at the University of ...
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Read More »Gay officer wins $20M sex-discrimination suit against St. Louis County
After a five-day trial, a St. Louis County Police Department sergeant won a nearly $20 million jury verdict on claims of sex/gender discrimination and retaliation under the Missouri Human Rights Act. Keith Wildhaber, who is gay and a 25-year veteran ...
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Read More »Survey: US business hiring falls to a 7-year low
A measure of hiring by U.S. companies has fallen to a seven-year low and fewer employers are raising pay, a business survey has found. Just one-fifth of the economists surveyed by the National Association for Business Economics said their companies ...
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Read More »Survey: US business hiring falls to a 7-year low
A measure of hiring by U.S. companies has fallen to a seven-year low and fewer employers are raising pay, a business survey has found. Just one-fifth of the economists surveyed by the National Association for Business Economics said their companies ...
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Read More »Census figures show economic gap narrows with citizenship
Foreign-born residents had higher rates of being employed full-time than those born in the United States last year, and naturalized immigrants were more likely to have advanced degrees than the native-born, according to figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau. ...
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