Judge Romines’ promotion changed the way St. Louis County Court handles non-compete cases, creating new challenges
I’ve been meaning to write about this for a long time. Sorry for the delay.
In this article, I intend to discuss some changes to the way that St. Louis County Courts handle “Equity” cases. This issue affects Non-Compete cases mostly.
I […]

Missouri Legislature attempting to stifle civil cases in St. Louis by firing 6 judges, in order to clog up the court system.
I got an email alert from the Bar Association warning about our Legislature’s plan to clog up the St. Louis civil court system. By removing a bunch of judges, cases cannot get heard, and […]

In 2005 Missouri passed a major “tort reform” law, HB 393. Here’s a little bit about that law and its effect on employment law.
HB 393 was not a major overhaul of employment law, so I didn’t bother to write about it. But thanks to some notes I’ve received from readers of this website, […]

Timelines for normal and expedited Discrimination lawsuits in the Federal Courts
The timelines presented below are realistic for discrimination cases where an EEOC charge has to occur before a lawsuit gets filed. The timelines assume that the case will be heard in the Federal Courts, because that’s where most discrimination cases get heard in Missouri.
Persons with […]

Missouri Small Claims Court Information
Missouri Small Claims Court limit is $3,000
Employees often find that they cannot afford to hire a lawyer to resolve their Wage Payment Problems or their problems with Unpaid Vacation and Sick Time. They have to take care of the problem themselves. That’s where small claims court comes in.
If we had a […]

Pro Se filings Filing a lawsuit without a lawyer
Many people find that their discrimination cases need to be filed quickly and they can’t get a lawyer. This is usually because they have a “Right to Sue” letter issued by the EEOC or MCHR that is about to expire. See my Discrimination article for more about […]

Mediation of employment cases
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Mediation process generally, how it works
Mediation is where most employment cases settle
EEOC mediation process
Voluntary mediation
Conclusion - a bird in the hand . . .

Hey defense lawyers: Push your clients to mediate - It’s the opinion of the author […]

Expenses in Employment Cases
Introduction

This article is just a general description, not specific to any case, of the kinds of expenses that might be encountered in lawsuits (not in out-of-court settlements), and a very rough estimation of the amounts needed. This article will give you some insight into why Employment Lawyers are reluctant to advance […]