May 10, 2018
Melanie Gurley Keeney recently presented a webinar entitled “Employment Discrimination Caselaw Update.” She presented an update of cutting-edge cases in employment discrimination that have followed since the en banc 7th Circuit found a sexual orientation discrimination claim to be cognizable under Title VII. The National Council of School Attorneys (COSA) provides information and practical assistance to more than 3,000 attorneys representing K”‘12 public school districts and state school boards associations.
Tueth Keeney has one
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Mar 7, 2018
Background School administrators know the familiar refrain that students “do not shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate” from the Supreme Court’s precedent in Tinker v. Des Moines, 393 U.S. 503(1969). In Tinker, students wore black armbands to school to protest the Vietnam War. The Court overturned the school district’s decision to suspend the students, finding that their speech was protected by the First Amendment and did not “materially disrupt classwork
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Dec 7, 2017
Tueth Keeney is pleased to announce that seven of its attorneys have been selected to the 2017 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers list. Ian P. Cooper has been selected in the primary practice area of Employment Litigation: Defense. Michelle H. Basi, Celynda L. Brasher, Margaret A. Hesse and Katherine L. Nash have been selected in Schools and Education. Melanie Gurley Keeney, and Mollie Hennessee are listed in the primary practice
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Nov 28, 2017
Jim Layton of Tueth Keeney filed suit this morning on behalf of a member of the State Board of Education who Governor Greitens attempted to fire last week. Governor Greitens appointed Tim Sumners to the State Board in October. But on November 20, a member of the Governor’s staff called Mr. Sumners to say that the governor had “withdrawn” the appointment. Governor Greitens then appointed Jennifer Edwards to the Board. When Mr. Sumners appeared at the November
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Nov 2, 2017
U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers, for the eighth consecutive year, announce the “Best Law Firms” rankings. Tueth Keeney Cooper Mohan & Jackstadt P.C. has been ranked in the 2018 U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” list regionally in 5 practice areas. Firms included in the 2018 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers.
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Oct 18, 2017
Margaret Hesse spoke at the Missouri Association of School Business Officials Fall Administrator’s Conference on the topic of Website Accessibility for People with Disabilities. Margaret has been a frequent guest speaker at MoASBO conferences for many years.
Margaret A. Hesse primarily practices in the areas of education law, employment law, and litigation. She has represented school districts in employment matters, including Title VII, the Safe Schools Act, Title IX, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age
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Jun 16, 2017
Yesterday, it became public that the Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Education has issued new internal guidance regarding investigations conducted by that office. As the memorandum notes, the guidance is effective “immediately” and “applies to all complaints currently in evaluation or investigation, as well as newly-filed complaints.” There are two main policy directives of note: “¢ Increased discretion and control over investigations by Regional Offices ““ the guidance removes
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Apr 6, 2017
April Blog post HB 104 ““ Prevailing Wage Repeal In Progress WILL PREVAILING WAGE CONTINUE TO PREVAIL IN MISSOURI? As Missouri public school districts are aware, the Missouri Prevailing Wage Law (located at RSMo. 290.210-290.340) (the “Act”) applies to construction projects and generally requires that workers employed by or on behalf of a public body for the “construction of public works, exclusive of maintenance work” be paid the prevailing hourly rate applicable to the county in which the public body
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Mar 23, 2017
The United States Supreme Court issued its opinion in Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District RE-1 on March 22, 2017, which addressed the question of how to determine whether a child with disabilities has received appropriate educational benefits as required under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The Court’s unanimous decision vacated and remanded the Tenth Circuit’s ruling below, rejecting the court of appeal’s application of a “merely more than de minimis“ standard for determining
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Mar 7, 2017
The United States Supreme Court will no longer hear argument on the case regarding transgender students, which was previously set to be heard on March 28, 2017. On March 6, 2017, the Supreme Court issued an Order vacating the Fourth Circuit’s prior decision in G.G. v. Gloucester County School Board and remanding the case back to the Circuit Court for further consideration. The Order follows the February 22, 2017, joint letter from the Department of Justice and the Department of
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Melanie Gurley Keeney
Michelle H. Basi
Celynda L. Brasher
Ian P. Cooper
Kate L. Nash
Margaret A. Hesse
James R. Layton
Lisa J. Berns
Kylie S. Piatt