In a recently filed federal court lawsuit, Riggan Law Firm, LLC, an employment law firm based in St. Louis, Missouri, asserted claims on behalf of its client, a nursing mother who alleges that her employer, Murphy Oil USA, Inc., disallowed her from expressing breast milk at work in violation of federal and state law. The […]

On July 27, 2015, Riggan Law Firm, LLC, an employment law firm located in St. Louis, Missouri, filed a gender harassment and retaliation lawsuit on behalf of its client, Marlene Schmittling-Nolan, against Missouri American Water Company, which is local water and wastewater company that supplies water and water treatment to local communities within St. Louis County,

On June 10, 2015, Riggan Law Firm, LLC, a St. Louis employment law firm, filed a federal court lawsuit on behalf of its clients, Plaintiffs Andrew Bone and Christopher Bone, against the St. Charles County (Missouri) Ambulance District, in order to seek legal redress for the District’s policy of denying insurance and other benefits to

In the recent case of Johnson v. Wheeling Machine Products, the United States District Court for the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals (which includes Missouri) upheld summary judgment for an employer in a case filed under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The Court issue was whether a plant worker who took leave for several

In the recent case of Beauford v. ActionLink, LLC, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (which includes Missouri) ruled against an employer who improperly classified employees as exempt from the overtime protections of the FLSA. The Court held that employees who received and cashed settlement checks issued as a result of a

In the recent case of Integrity Staffing Solutions, Inc. v. Busk, the United States Supreme Court ruled unanimously this month that a temp agency was not required to pay workers at Amazon warehouses for the time they spent waiting to go through a security screening at the end of the day. The anti-theft process at the

On February 19, 2015, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, in the case of Harvill, et al. v. Phelps County Restaurant, LLC d/b/a Colton’s Steak House & Grill, issued an Order conditionally certifying the case as a collective action pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), 29 U.S.C. Section 216(b). The

The Missouri Court of Appeals for the Eastern District issued its latest ruling on arbitration agreements in Jimenez v. Cintas Corporation. In that case, the Court held that an arbitration agreement that lacks consideration and mutuality is unenforceable. In Jimenez v. Cintas Corporation, Kathryn Jimenez signed an agreement at the time of her hire stating that both

Each year in the Fall, St. Louis hosts the ever-popular Rock ‘n Roll Marathon, which includes not only a 26-mile marathon, but also a half-marathon, a two-person half-marathon relay, a 5k race, and a health and fitness expo. The event is popular among runners and appeals to a wide variety of athletes, from the serious,