Last week, the Missouri Supreme Court firmly held that “sex” refers only to “one’s biological classification as male or female” under the provision of the Missouri Human Rights Act (MHRA) prohibiting discrimination in public...more
The ongoing battle over Missouri’s paid sick time law and significant increase in minimum wage, known as Proposition A, continues. On Tuesday, April 29, 2025, the Missouri Supreme Court issued an opinion upholding Proposition...more
On April 29, 2025, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled to uphold Proposition A, the voter-approved initiative that increases the state’s minimum wage and requires employers to provide earned paid sick leave. The law will take...more
On April 29, 2025, the Supreme Court of Missouri upheld Proposition A, the voter-approved initiative that mandates paid sick time and raised the minimum wage....more
The Missouri Supreme Court is expected to rule on a legal challenge to Proposition A before employees begin accruing paid leave under the law on May 1, 2025. Meanwhile, the Missouri House of Representatives passed legislation...more
The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry, along with other Missouri business groups, recently filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court of Missouri attempting to stop Proposition A from taking effect. The lawsuit asserts five...more
On June 1, 2021, in a 5-2 decision, the Missouri Supreme Court sitting en banc affirmed a circuit court decision that voided in its entirety HB 1413, which was enacted by the Missouri legislature in 2018 and sought to change...more
On November 16, 2020, the Missouri Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of Missouri National Education Association, et al. v. Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, et al., Ferguson-Florissant School...more
On February 26, 2019, the Missouri Supreme Court extended legal protections against discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation in two separate cases—one dealing with employment rights and the other dealing...more