Oct 3, 2025 
James R. Layton
During a brief special legislative session in June, the Missouri General Assembly enacted SB3. The public focus was on provisions addressing financial assistance for stadiums for the Kansas City Chiefs and the Kansas City Royals. But SB3 also included a new law,...
Jul 17, 2025 
Margaret A. Hesse
Shannon M. Orbe
On July 10, 2025, Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe signed House Bill (HB) 567 into law, repealing large portions of Missouri’s Proposition A (“Prop A”) involving earned paid sick leave and minimum wage increases. In the November 2024 election, Missouri voters approved...
Jan 13, 2025 
Veronica E. Potter
On December 23, 2024, President Joe Biden signed the Stop Campus Hazing Act (“SCHA”) into law. Since 2000, there have been over 50 deaths on college and university campuses due to hazing. Though many states, including Missouri and Illinois, have existing laws...
Jul 25, 2024 
Kate L. NashVeronica E. Potter
On July 24, 2024, Judge Rodney Sippel of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri entered a preliminary injunction in State of Arkansas et al. v. U.S. Dept. of Education et al., blocking the Department of Education from enforcing the...
Jul 9, 2024 Kate L. NashVeronica E. Potter
On July 2, 2024, Judge John Broomes of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas entered a preliminary injunction in State of Kansas, et al. v. U.S. Dept. of Education et al., blocking the Department of Education from enforcing the recently released Title IX regulations within the states of Kansas, Alaska, Utah, and Wyoming. This injunction is broader than previous injunctions as it also enjoins enforcement against schools attended by members of plaintiff organizations Young America’s Foundation and Female Athletes United, and by the minor children of members of Moms for Liberty.
May 8, 2024 
Aigner S. Carr
Mollie G. Mohan
On April 23, 2024, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) released its final rule increasing the minimum salary requirements for exempt (sometimes referred to as “salaried”) employees employed in a “bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity (commonly referred to as “white-collar” employees). [1] The final rule increases the minimum salary level from $35,568 per year for exempt employees to $58,656 per year.
The final rule is set to roll out in two waves: Employers are required to increase employees who fall under the “white collar” exemptions to a salary of $844 per week ($43,888 per year) by July 1, 2024 and to a salary of $1,128 per week ($58,656 per year) by January 1, 2025. For Highly Compensated Employees (“HCE”), the minimum salary is increased to $132,964 per year, effective July 1, 2024, and $151,164 effective January 1, 2025.
Apr 1, 2024 
Calvin D. Bill
Diane E. Metzger
Melanie Gurley Keeney
On April 1, 2024, USCIS announced that it has received enough electronic H-1B cap registrations during the “initial registration period” to reach the fiscal year (FY) 2025 H-1B cap. It is uncertain whether there will be subsequent H-1B cap selections, based on the...
Jan 10, 2024 Aigner S. CarrMollie G. Mohan
On January 9, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued its final rule regarding how to determine who is an employee versus an independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The final rule rescinds the DOL’s 2021 Independent Contractor Rule that was published on January 7, 2021. Previously, the DOL announced on March 11, 2021 that this rule would be rescinded and replaced, with the proposed rule being published on October 13, 2022.
Nov 7, 2023 Aigner S. Carr
On August 30, 2023, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) announced a proposed rule that would increase the minimum salary requirements for individuals employed in a “bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity (commonly referred to as the “white-collar” or “EAP exemption”). The DOL received approximately 33,309 comments during the notice and comment period, which closed on November 7, 2023. We are now waiting for the DOL to publish the final version of the rule.
Aug 21, 2023 Calvin D. BillDiane E. MetzgerMelanie Gurley Keeney
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) has promulgated a new version of the Form I-9, which is now available for use (please also see new Form I-9 Instructions). The new I-9 has reduced Sections 1 and 2 to a single sheet, and has relocated the Reverification and Rehire section to a separate “Supplement B” page, among other changes.
May 2, 2023 
Mandi D. MoutrayVeronica E. Potter
by Mandi Moutray and Veronica Potter On April 6, 2023, the Department of Education announced its proposed regulation under Title IX that would bring some clarity to the question of whether transgender students can be prohibited from participating on athletic teams...
Oct 26, 2022 Mollie G. Mohan
by Adam Henningsen and Mollie Mohan On October 13, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published a proposed rule regarding how to determine who is an employee versus an independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The proposed rule would...
