On June 4, 2013, the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Eastern District reversed the trial court’s judgment and remanded the case of Plengemeir v. Thermadyne Industries, Inc. In 2000, Thermadyne hired Lorie Plengemeir as a Specialty Markets Manager. In 2004, Thermadyne promoted Plengemeir to the position of National Accounts Manager. In that position, Plengemeir consistently […]

On August 27, 2013, the Supreme Court of Missouri issued its decision in the case of Farrow v. Saint Francis Medical Center and Cedric C. Strange. Madonna Farrow appealed the circuit court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Saint Francis Medical Center (“Hospital”). Farrow originally alleged violations of the Missouri Human Rights Act (“MHRA”)

On June 24, 2013, the Supreme Court issued its decision in UTSW v. Nassar. The Court imposed a more exacting standard on employees claiming that their employer unlawfully retaliated against them because of their protected activity. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is the primary federal law that prohibits employment discrimination. That law

Recently, Riggan Law Firm, LLC, a St. Louis overtime law firm, filed a collective action lawsuit on behalf of its clients, a group of recruiters, to recover unpaid wages for time that the employees spent working “off the clock.” The plaintiffs, who worked for Peoplescout, Inc. and Seaton, LLC as recruiters, assert claims for unpaid overtime

In a recent decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment for Capital Region Medical Center (CRMC) in the case Olsen v. Capital Region Medical Center. The plaintiff, Andrea Olsen, alleged that CRMC, her employer, engaged in unlawful disability discrimination when it placed her on administrative leave

In a recent settlement of a collective action overtime lawsuit, Riggan Law Firm, LLC, a St. Louis overtime law firm, obtained a settlement for its clients for a total value of $70,000. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a group of paramedics and emergency medical technicians (EMTs). The Plaintiffs in the case alleged that they

On July 23, 2013, Riggan Law Firm, LLC, a St. Louis employment law firm, filed a lawsuit on behalf of its clients against Fifth Third Bank to recover damages for Fifth Third Bank’s failure to pay overtime wages. The plaintiffs in the case previously worked for Fifth Third Bank as mortgage loan officers. The lawsuit alleges that

In an on-line article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on July 30, 2013, Russ Riggan, an attorney with Riggan Law Firm, LLC in St. Louis, was quoted on issues relating to obesity and its role in unlawful disability discrimination. To read a copy of the article, click here. Obesity is a serious problem for many U.S. workers. Sometimes, obesity

In a recent trial court decision, Riggan Law Firm, LLC, a St. Louis employment law firm, working in connection with Kuhlmann LLC, obtained a judgment against an employer/defendant in the amount of $303,110.91. The case involved claims brought by the Firm’s client, Tracey Evans, against her former employer, Anthony’s Maintenance, LLC for sexual harassment and unlawful retaliation.