A 2017 amendment to the Missouri Human Rights Act that widened the ability of prevailing parties to seek costs and attorneys’ fees does not apply retrospectively, the Missouri Court of Appeals Western District has ruled. On Dec. 24, a three-judge ...

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Plaintiff appealed from the entry of judgment in favor of defendant in plaintiff’s religious-discrimination and retaliation complaint. Plaintiff challenged the trial court’s evidentiary rulings, including barring plaintiff, during closing argument, from commenting on the absence of witnesses, and also challenged ...

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A plaintiff whose discrimination claim has been sent to arbitration no longer owes court costs to the defendants, following a ruling from the Court of Appeals Western District. Hal Miller filed a lawsuit in 2018 claiming disability discrimination and harassment, ...

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The U.S. Supreme Court will hear the case of a Muslim teenager who was denied a job at Abercrombie & Fitch Co. because she wore a head scarf, in a clash over religious discrimination in the workplace.

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Winspear v. Community Development, Inc. (MLW No. 59468/Case No. 08-2041 – 14 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Melloy, J.) Where an employee sued his employer for discrimination arguing that a coworker created a religious-based hostile work environment when ...

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A Minnesota man who said his boss’s wife harassed him on the basis of religion will have another opportunity to pursue a hostile work environment claim against his former employer. On Wednesday, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed ...

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A St. Charles pharmacist says Target fired her four years ago because she said she would not fill prescriptions for emergency contraception or refer customers to another pharmacist. Heather Williams filed a lawsuit in the St. Louis-based U.S. District Court ...

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