Recently, Riggan Law Firm, LLC, a St. Louis employment law firm, filed a lawsuit on behalf of its clients against Granite City Hotel and Resorts, LLC and Sasak Corporation for unpaid wages. The lawsuit—filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois on behalf of two former property managers who worked […]

Recently, Riggan Law Firm, LLC, a St. Louis employment law firm, filed a class/collective action lawsuit on behalf of a group of St. Louis County Animal Control Officers, to recover unpaid wages for time that the employees worked off-the-clock, including unpaid work time before and after their shifts, as well as time they worked during

In a recent decision, the Missouri Courts of Appeals, Eastern District ruled that a plaintiff who prevails under the Missouri Human Rights Act cannot have the award of attorneys’ fees arbitrarily reduced based on the amount of damages awarded. In Dewalt v. Davidson Surface Air, Thomas DeWalt was a driver for a trucking company owned by Donald

In the recent case of Baker v. Bristol Care, Inc., the Missouri Supreme Court decided the issue of whether an employer can enforce an arbitration agreement that is presented to an employee as a non-negotiable requirement of their employment. In that case, the Court held that continued employment and added benefits are insufficient consideration for enforcing

The Illinois Court of Appeals for the First Appellate Division recently issued its decision in the case Fifield v. Premier Dealer Services, Inc. In that case, the Court held that non-competition agreements – commonly known as “non-competes” – for at-will employees are valid only if the employee was employed for at least two continuous years. Eric Fifield

On August 19, 2014, Riggan Law Firm, LLC, a St. Louis employment law firm, filed a class and collective action wage lawsuit against Colton’s Steak House & Grill. The lawsuit, which was filed on behalf of a class of tipped employees, such as servers and bartenders, alleges that Colton’s violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and Missouri Minimum Wage

On May 20, 2014, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri denied the parties cross motions for summary judgment in the case Pennington, et al. v. Integrity Communications, Inc. The plaintiffs—represented by Riggan Law Firm, LLC and The Law Offices of Kevin J. Dolley—filed a lawsuit against Integrity to recover unpaid wages,

Attorney Riggan from our firm has been cited in an article that discusses the rise in overtime and wage disputes. Oil Express released the article “Industry Targeted Over Wages” in the legal section of Vol. XXXVII, Issue No. 20 to bring to light the current labor law issues that are being discussed. Russ Riggan has gained his

On April 15, 2014, the Supreme Court of Missouri issued its decision in Templemire v. W&M Welding, Inc., which changes the standard of proof that an employee must meet in order to state a claim for workers’ compensation retaliation. Originally, John Templemire alleged that his employer, W&M Welding unlawfully retaliated against him by discharging him after