...freedom in Missouri, with roughly half of them prevailing in their petitions. Many of these cases were filed at the Old Courthouse, located at the doorstep of RDM’s St. Louis office. The petitions were grounded in the “once free, always free” doctrine established in Winny. The case established that when an enslaved person was taken...
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In 2018, Missouri became one of the 33 states to pass the legal use of medical marijuana. Since then, Missouri has issued 192 licenses to open dispensaries and 60 licenses to grow marijuana. According to the Associated Press, a lab in Maryland Heights, Missouri was recently approved to start testing samples of marijuana. The lab...
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...for an employer to provide a reasonable accommodation if doing so would create an undue hardship. An undue hardship would include accommodations that are excessively costly, extensive, substantial, disruptive, or fundamentally alter the nature or operation of the business. Accommodations are not free, and, at times, can be expensive. However, there are free and less-expensive...
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...security access, there is no need to stop these practices altogether. Rather, these entities should make a plan to periodically revisit their biometric data collection policies to ensure that they are in compliance with BIPA as it continues to evolve. Make sure your business has a plan in place. RDM’s Employment and Labor Law Team...
Continue reading Cothron v. White Castle: Another Blow to BIPA Defendants
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