Employment

You shouldn’t have to put up with name calling, inappropriate touching, or sexual advances to keep your job. If you think that you are being sexually harassed at work or treated differently because you are a woman, contact us to discuss your situation. We can discuss your legal options with you and help you find a way to make it stop. Contact us now.

Have you been injured on the job? If you have, you may be entitled to benefits under the Workers’ Compensation Act. In Missouri, if you have a compensable on-the-job injury, under the work comp system you may be entitled to three (3) kinds of benefits:

1. Medical Treatment
2. Temporary Total Disability (TTD)
3. and Permanent Partial Disability (PPD)

What does this mean? As an injured employee your company pays for your medical treatment. Additionally, if you are off work for 3 or more days your employer must pay 2/3 of your wages (TTD). Finally, if you are left with a permanent disability from your injury after your medical care has been completed you are entitled to a settlement based on your degree of disability (PPD). Work Comp can often be a confusing and difficult area of law.

If you have been injured and need assistance to make sure you are receiving all the benefits due to you, click here.

RETALIATION FOR EXERCISING YOUR WORKERS’ COMPENSATION RIGHTS
Were you injured at work, taken steps to make a claim for your injuries, and feel that since the injury claim and medical treatment your employer has been treating you differently or punishing you for being injured? Have you reported this kind of behavior to Human Resources or any area supervisor, and been fired or demoted because of your complaints? If so, you may have a Workers’ Compensation retaliation claim. To discuss your situation with an attorney, click here.

Please note: This information is for an educational purpose and is not to be construed as legal advice. Every case is different. To speak to an attorney regarding your case, click here.

Are you over 40, recently terminated, and believe your firing is related to your age or because of unfair age stereotypes? Have you heard other employees or management make comments that relate to your age, or the ages of any of your co-workers? If so, you may have a age discrimination case. Discrimination cases have many time deadlines so you must act quickly to preserve your claim. To discuss your case with an attorney, click here.

The law prohibits an employer from forcing you to participate in illegal activity, and it is illegal for your employer to retaliate against you when you complain about illegal misconduct either within, or outside the company. If you have suffered a retaliatory firing because you complained to your boss or other supervisor about your company’s illegal or discriminatory business practices, or because you went outside the company and reported business misconduct to a State or Federal law enforcement agency, give us a call - we can help. To talk to attorney about your rights, click here.

Every year many employees are cheated on their paychecks when they do not receive overtime pay for overtime work, or for some other reason are not properly compensated under the rules of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). If your employer does not compensate you for all of the time you are working- i.e. routinely making you do work before you are clocked in, not paying you for overtime work, you may have an FLSA claim. To talk with an attorney to determine if you have a case, click here.

If you need time off for the birth of a child or for treatment of a serious medical condition, your job may be protected by the Family and Medical Leave Act. Unfortunately this important Act doesn’t cover all employees but if you have worked for a large employer (50 or more employees) for one year or more, it might cover you and allow you to take important time off of work without being fired. click here.