2024

Margaret Gentzen, Attorney Haley Spiewak, Law Clerk Following the November 5, 2024 election, approximately 58% of Missouri voters approved Proposition A, which mandates paid sick leave for many employees and increases the state minimum wage. Paid Sick Leave Beginning May 1, 2025, Missouri employers must provide one hour of sick leave for every 30 hours worked. […]

Tom Smith, Mike Donelson and Debbie Bunn win defense verdict in medical malpractice case tried in Butler County, Missouri. The plaintiff alleged she saw the defendant chiropractor for low back pain and during the course of her chiropractic treatment, the defendant performed an unnecessary and forceful neck adjustment that caused a disc herniation that in

Fox Smith, LLC is pleased to once again host the St. Louis Inland River Seminar on September 16-17, 2024, at the Missouri Athletic Club.  The Seminar will cover an array of topics dealing with legal and claims handling issues.  The full Agenda can be found below. For more information, please email pbarbachem@foxsmithlaw.com. Go to Registration

Margaret Gentzen, Attorney Haley Spiewak, Law Clerk On June 18th, 2024, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) final rule will take effect. Under the PWFA, employers with 15 or more employees are required to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified employees with limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, unless the accommodation would cause

Margaret Gentzen, Attorney Haley Spiewak, Law Clerk Following a Title VII case arising from allegations against the St. Louis Police Department, where the plaintiff was transferred due to her gender, a recent Supreme Court decision, Muldrow v. St. Louis, was announced. The District Court, along with many circuit courts, held that a claim for a

Margaret Gentzen, Attorney Haley Spiewak, Law Clerk The issuance of a final rule by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) banning most non-compete agreements has just been announced. With millions of workers set to be affected, the rule will take effect 120 days after its publication in the Federal Register. However, it is anticipated that

Margaret Gentzen, Attorney Haley Spiewak, Law Clerk The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has just issued a final rule to implement new regulations for the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). The final rule will take effect 60 days after its publication, approximately June 18, 2024. After considering over 100,000 public comments, the agency aims

Margaret Gentzen, Attorney Haley Spiewak, Law Clerk Beginning as early as June 2024, employers can now expect a new Department of Labor (DOL) standard to take effect for overtime-exempt workers. The proposed overtime rule would increase the minimum salary threshold for exempt employees across all U.S. states and territories. Currently, most salaried workers who are

On March 19, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed the District Court’s dismissal of a general maritime law personal injury claim against American River Transportation Company (ARTCO) on the grounds that ARTCO did not owe a duty of care to the plaintiff, an employee of SCF Lewis and Clark. 

Beginning March 11, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) will implement a new rule for independent contractors to which employers must adhere. The new rule was previously in place prior to 2021 and is replacing the current two-core test to determine the status of an independent contractor, which only assessed control over the work