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Dodd offers ‘emergency’ bill on paid flu leave
Sen. Christopher Dodd introduced “emergency” legislation requiring companies to pay employees who miss work because of the swine or seasonal flus. “If paid sick leave had been a reality when this pandemic began, we would be in better shape,” Dodd, a Connecticut Democrat and member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, said […]
Stimulus bill defeated in the House
A legislative package that included projects funded with federal stimulus dollars was defeated on the floor of the Missouri House, a development that puts a $2 million allotment for the public defender system in jeopardy. After passing in an initial vote on Wednesday, the package of projects went down in defeat on an 82-68 vote […]
Legal Roundup
â– ABA to honor Doreen Dodson ST. LOUIS (Daily Record) A St. Louis attorney is receiving a national award from the American Bar Association for her outreach efforts to enhance the public’s awareness of the need for a fair and impartial judiciary. Doreen Dodson, of the Stolar Partnership, will receive the ABA’s Coalition for Justice’s […]
Solis vote delayed
A Senate committee on Thursday postponed a vote for Rep. Hilda Solis as President Barack Obama’s labor secretary after her husband settled tax liens this week. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said her nomination wasn’t in trouble even though the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions delayed the vote after her husband […]
Latest Opinion Digests
- Criminal Law: Child Abuse-Sufficiency Of Evidence-Closing Argument
- Civil Rights: Religious Freedom-RLUIPA-Res Judicata
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- Immigration: Drug Conviction-Removability-Overbreadth of State Offense
- Civil Practice: Asset Forfeiture-Sanctions
- Civil Rights: Due Process-Failure to State Claim
- Probate : Revocable Trust – Amendment – Reformation
- Employer – Employee : Unpaid Commissions – At-Will Status
- Criminal Law : Post-Conviction Relief – Effectiveness Of Counsel – Conflict Of Interest
- Appellate Practice : Jurisdiction – Final Judgment
- Domestic Relations : Parenting Plan – Child Support
- Criminal Law : Post-Conviction Relief – Guilty Plea – Sentence Advice
Top stories
- Supreme Court weighs lagging symptoms in work comp case
- New accommodation rights for pregnant workers offer broad protections
- Clark named as next Eastern District chief judge
- Russell reflects on change as women take charge of Missouri’s legal system
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- Big improvements for Missouri bar takers | List of bar passers
- Athena Dickson named vice-president of Missouri Bar
- Legal Limelight: Bill Bay, Partner, Thompson Coburn, St. Louis
