Feb 19, 2017
On February 15, 2017, D. Shane Jones presented on Illinois employment law updates at the Human Resource Management Association of Greater St. Louis’ Annual Legal Update. D. Shane Jones practices in the areas of labor & employment law, education law, and higher education in Missouri and Illinois. Shane routinely advises and represents employers in all aspects of employment labor law, including wage and hour matters, the design and review of employee handbooks, drafting and enforcing no
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Jan 9, 2017
Melanie Gurley Keeney will present for the ELA Webinar “Year in Review & What to Expect in 2017”, on Wednesday, January 25, 2017. Melanie’s update on Immigration Law will focus on Department of Homeland Security final regulations, effective January 17, 2017, regarding Highly Skilled Workers; what the new regulations mean for employers and employees; and other highlights from 2016. Details on the free webinar, provided by the Employment Law Alliance, and presented by their U.S. members,
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Nov 30, 2016
On October 11, 2016, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a prior decision in its most recent sexual orientation case under Title VII and ordered rehearing en banc. Kimberly Hively was a part-time adjunct professor at Ivy Tech Community College, beginning in 2000. In 2013, she sued Ivy Tech, claiming she was “blocked from full time employment without just cause” based on her sexual orientation. Specifically, she claimed that Ivy Tech refused to interview her for full time positions
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Nov 4, 2016
On October 26-27, 2016, D. Shane Jones presented at the 2016 Regional Conferences in Decatur and Mt. Vernon Illinois sponsored by the Illinois Association of School Business Officials (IASBo) and the Illinois Association of School Personnel Association (“IASPA). Shane gave a presentation entitled Collective Bargaining Under Recent Changes in the Fiscal and Legal Landscape. D. Shane Jones practices in the areas of labor & employment law, education law, and higher education in
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Aug 29, 2016
Kameron Murphy presented to a group of healthcare financial management professionals at a meeting of the Southern Illinois Chapter of the HFMA in O”™Fallon, Illinois, on August 25, 2016. Kameron’s 90-minute presentation covered several inter-related topics in employment law, including trends in joint employer liability, the new Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regulations, and the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act. Kameron is a member of the firm’s Employment and Labor practice group and is a frequent presenter
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Aug 23, 2016
Tueth Keeney Attorney D. Shane Jones will moderate a free webinar on September 13, examining the impact of the decision and its effect on colleges and universities. In a major decision that is expected to expand union activity at colleges and universities, the National Labor Relations Board on August 23 ruled that student assistants at private universities are “employees” for the purposes of the organizing and collective bargaining. The NLRB’s August 23 decision comes in the matter of Graduate
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Apr 20, 2016
Tueth Keeney labor and employment attorneys Kameron Murphy and D. Shane Jones, joined by attorneys from other member firms of the Employment Law Alliance (“ELA”), recently co-authored an amicus brief in Federal Court. The ELA brief encourages the U.S. District Court to issue an injunction against the Department of Labor’s new so-called “persuader” rule. Filed on April 14, 2016, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, the ELA’s amicus brief supports the plaintiffs
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Mar 5, 2016
Melanie Gurley Keeney has been named a recipient of the 2016 Litigation Practitioner Award as part of the Missouri Lawyers Weekly Women’s Justice Awards. The Women’s Justice Awards have been presented annually by the Missouri Lawyers Weekly for the past 17 years. These awards recognize female attorneys who are committed to their professions and their communities and who are strong legal professionals. Missouri Lawyers Weekly looks to honor those who have moved the needle in the Missouri legal community. They
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Dec 16, 2015
After years of discussion and much opposition from employer interests, the so-called “ambush” union election rules of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) have been in effect since April 2015. The NLRB’s view, as expressed in the rulemaking process, is that the new rules will reduce unnecessary delay and take advantage of the realities of modern communication technology. The actual parties to elections have given a less high-minded gloss to the changes, with unions arguing that the new rules will
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Dec 16, 2015
In a widely anticipated decision announced on August 17, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) unanimously voted to dismiss a petition seeking union representation for Northwestern University football players on scholarship. The decision, issued more than a year after the parties completed briefing in
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Melanie Gurley Keeney
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