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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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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A Cass County jury has awarded a white Belton woman $1.35 million in her suit against AT&T, in which she alleged that the company retaliated against her after she raised concerns about how her African American managers treated her. The ...

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Where appellant challenged the adverse grant of summary judgment in his action claiming employment discrimination and retaliation, the district court did not err, and the motion to supplement the record is denied, so the judgment is affirmed. Judgment is affirmed. ...

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A St. Louis circuit judge properly granted a new trial in a gender-discrimination case that previously resulted in a $7.3 million verdict against United Parcel Service, a Missouri appeals court has ruled. On Nov. 26, a three-judge panel of the ...

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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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Where a lead sales associate quit her job and sued her employer for disability discrimination and retaliation after her request for a leave of absence was denied, the plaintiff repeatedly told a supervisor that she wanted to take a leave ...

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Where a plaintiff who suffered an eye injury while working for his railway employer challenged an adverse verdict on retaliation claims brought under the Federal Railroad Safety Act, the jury instructions misstated the “honestly held belief” defense in the context ...

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Where appellant challenged the adverse grant of summary judgment on her retaliation claim, the judgment is affirmed because the district court did not err. Judgment is affirmed. Wilson v. Arkansas Department of Human Services (MLW No. 73821/Case No. 18-3139 – ...

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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 University of Missouri has agreed to pay $360,000 to settle two lawsuits brought by a University of Missouri-Kansas City professor who alleged that he was retaliated against for reporting the abusive behavior of his colleague, Ashim Mitra. According to ...

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