Plaintiff appealed from the district court’s grant of summary judgment to defendant, in which the district court concluded that plaintiff had failed to exhaust administrative remedies in her retaliation claim, failed to state a prima facie claim for sex discrimination, ...

Tagged with: Failure to Exhaust Administrative Remedies Severe or Pervasive Conduct Sex Discrimination

St. Louis County agreed to a $10.25 million settlement to resolve claims by a gay St. Louis County police official who alleged that he was passed over for multiple promotions because he didn’t fit stereotypical male norms. The settlement comes ...

Tagged with: Keith Wildhaber Missouri Human Rights Act Retaliation Russ Riggan Sex Discrimination St. Louis County

St. Louis County has agreed to a $10.25 million settlement with a gay police lieutenant who says he was passed over for promotion 23 times and was told to “tone down” his “gayness.” The agreement with Keith Wildhaber was finalized ...

Tagged with: gay police lieutenant Jon Belmar Keith Wildhaber Russ Riggan Sex Discrimination 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 ...

Tagged with: employment Retaliation Sex Discrimination Sgt. Keith Wildhaber St. Louis County Circuit Court

Plaintiff filed suit against defendant, her employer, alleging that she was effectively demoted and repeatedly denied promotions based on age and sex discrimination. The district court granted summary judgment to defendant on plaintiff’s claims. Where evidence showed that plaintiff’s supervisor’s ...

Tagged with: age discrimination Failure To Promote Sex Discrimination

  Where a transgender student sued a school district and its board arguing that the denial of access to the boys’ restrooms and locker room was discrimination on the grounds of his sex in the use of a public accommodation, ...

Tagged with: civil rights Public Accommodation Sex Discrimination Transgender Student

It’s hard to tell which is more controversial within the Missouri Supreme Court — how LGBTQ issues fit into Missouri’s sex-discrimination laws or whether the court should hear imperfectly appealed administrative decisions. The court on Feb. 26 issued two opinions ...

Tagged with: Human Rights Commission Lampley v. Missouri Commission on Human Rights lawsuit R.M.A. v. Blue Springs R-IV School District Sex Discrimination

The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday revived the sex-discrimination claims of a gay man in his suit against the state’s commission on human rights and a transgender teen seeking access to school facilities that align with his gender identity.

Tagged with: bathroom access Blue Springs R-IV School District Department of Social Services Child Support Enforcement Division Harold Lampley Missouri Attorney General's Office Missouri Human Rights Commission Missouri Supreme Court Rene Frost Sex Discrimination Sexual Orientation Sowers & Wolf trans law trans rights transgender rights

Blake v. MJ Optical, Inc. (MLW No. 70990/Case No. 16-3100 – 15 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Riley, J.)

Tagged with: Constructive Discharge Employer – Employee Sex Discrimination

R.M.A. v. Blue Springs R-IV School District (MLW No. 70793/Case No. WD80005 – 24 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Martin, J.)

Tagged with: civil rights Restroom Access Sex Discrimination Transgender Child

Nichols v. Tri-National Logistics, Inc. (MLW No. 68631/Case No. 15-1153 – 15 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Murphy, J.)

Tagged with: Employer - Employee Sex Discrimination