Where the mother of a child, who had been called a racially derogatory name by a substitute teacher, sued the school district and the temporary service that employed the teacher, the trial court erred by applying a direct negligence standard ...

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Where a university staff scientist, who suffered from herniated discs, sued the university and a supervisor for retaliation after her termination, on an issue of first impression the court finds that an accommodation request under the Missouri Human Rights Act ...

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Where plaintiff employee challenged a jury verdict against her on her action for damages on claims of disability discrimination and retaliation under the Missouri Human Rights Act, the evidence did not establish that the employer regarded the employee as  having ...

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Where a bus company service manager, who claimed his former employer engaged in discriminatory practices, challenged the grant of judgment on the pleadings in favor of the defendant on his petition seeking damages under the Missouri Human Rights Act, the ...

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Where a trial court dismissed a defendant employer’s motion to dismiss in an age-discrimination action, agreeing with the employer’s argument that the court lacked subject-matter jurisdiction because there was not an allegation in the petition that the plaintiff had received ...

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Where a mass-transit district challenged the dismissal of its petition for review of a right-to-sue letter issued to a blind bus customer by the Missouri Commission on Human Rights, the commission did not exceed its authority in issuing the right-to-sue ...

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The Missouri Supreme Court made headlines on Feb. 26 with a ruling that allows a case to proceed for a transgender teen who sued to obtain access to school restrooms that align with his gender identity.

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  Where a former employee sued her employer for gender discrimination, sexual harassment and retaliation, and the employer sought to compel arbitration, the trial court properly denied the motion to compel arbitration because the employer had the power to unilaterally ...

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MHRA Sexual Orientation Sex Stereotyping   Where a male and female employee brought claims of sex discrimination and retaliation against their employer arguing that the male, who was gay, was discriminated against based on sex and retaliation, and that the ...

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Where a school district employer challenged a judgment against it on claims of retaliation brought by security-officer employees under the Missouri Human Rights Act, the judgment is affirmed because the plaintiffs presented sufficient evidence to submit the case to the ...

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State ex rel. James Naugles v. Missouri Commission on Human Rights (MLW No. 72018/Case No. WD81135 – 14 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Ahuja, J.)

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