Background: the sick leave law that was—and wasn’t -
Missouri employers are preparing for another pivot in the state’s paid leave requirements. Just months after businesses scrambled to comply with new sick leave rules...more
8/27/2025
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Employee Benefits ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Policies ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
Paid Sick Leave ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Private Right of Action ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
State Labor Laws
It was supposed to be a night of entertainment for concertgoers at a recent Coldplay performance. But for two company executives, the spotlight shone a bit too brightly when a “kiss cam” moment on the jumbotron captured what...more
7/29/2025
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Policies ,
Ethics ,
Executive Orders ,
Harassment ,
Public Sector ,
Reputational Injury ,
Separation Agreement ,
Social Media ,
Workplace Romances
In the evening hours of May 14, 2025, the Missouri Senate passed House Bill 567 (the Bill) which effectively repeals the requirements of Proposition A. The Senate adopted the House version of the Bill without adding any...more
5/15/2025
/ Employee Benefits ,
Employees ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Policies ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
New Regulations ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Sick Leave ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
On January 20, 2025, President Donald J. Trump named Commissioner Andrea R. Lucas as Acting Chair of the EEOC. Since joining the commission in 2020, Lucas has been a strong advocate for addressing the evolving landscape of...more
2/3/2025
/ Disability Discrimination ,
Donald Trump ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Lactation Accommodation ,
Pregnancy ,
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act ,
Presidential Nominations ,
Reasonable Accommodation
Department of Labor (DOL) regulations issued on April 1, 2020, interpreted the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) and clarified several questions that the text of the law raised concerning employers’ duties to...more