Jan 28, 2010
Tueth Keeney is proud of its commitment to advising and educating school administrators on the complex and ever changing legal issues facing public schools. Firm shareholder, Melanie Keeney, recently took time to speak with a group of St. Louis area assistant principals regarding several important facets of school law in Missouri. The Missouri Association of Secondary School Principals (MASSP) invited Melanie to speak regarding “School Law: Teacher Termination, Student Discipline & Emerging Issues” on January 27, 2010.
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Nov 9, 2009
Tueth Keeney is proud of its commitment to advising and educating school administrators and personnel on the complex and ever-changing legal issues facing public schools. In the spirit of that commitment, Melanie Keeney, shareholder of the firm, recently contributed her time and expertise to speak at the Missouri Association of School Business Officials’ Business Support Workshop. Melanie spoke with the group regarding E-Verify. Missouri law now mandates that all public school districts enroll in E-Verify, an electronic employment verification system
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Oct 26, 2009
Melanie Gurley Keeney, shareholder and co-founder of Tueth, Keeney, Cooper, Mohan & Jackstadt P.C., recently contributed her time and expertise to serve as a faculty member at the Public Risk Management Association’s (PRIMA) Institute. The institute took place on October 26-29, 2009 and was held at the Chateau Bourbon in New Orleans, Louisiana. Melanie spoke regarding the “Legal Principles of Risk Management”. PRIMA, for the past three decades, has been the one-stop resource for educational programming, risk resources, and networking
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Oct 15, 2009
Firm shareholders Melanie Keeney and Ian Cooper were the featured speakers at a meeting of the St. Louis Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) on October 15, 2009. Melanie provided ACC members with an update on important new compliance and liability issues regarding immigration law, including E-Verify, federal contracting rules, and I-9 compliance. Ian presented an update on recent cases under the Missouri Human Rights Act (MHRA) including expanding individual supervisor liability, sexual harassment liability, association
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Jul 23, 2009
In the spirit of Tueth Keeney’s continuing commitment to advising and educating school administrators on the complex and ever-changing legal issues facing public schools, the firm hosted three school law seminars free of charge to clients and friends of the firm. More than 500 Missouri public school administrators attended the three seminars which took place on July 23, 2009 in Blue Springs, Missouri, July 24, 2009 at the Tan-Tar-A Resort in Lake Ozark, Missouri, and July 28, 2009 at the
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Feb 26, 2009
Tueth Keeney shareholder Melanie Gurley Keeney participated in a webinar sponsored by the Employment Law Alliance on February 26, 2009. Clients and friends of the firm were invited to participate in this free webinar which featured experienced immigration lawyers from all over the country offering insights into the current status of immigration issues such as ICE and I-9 Employment Verification Issues and Related Matters, Changes in E-Verify and Immigrant and Non-Immigrant Visa Issues. The webinar also
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Feb 24, 2009
Firm shareholder Melanie Gurley Keeney was a featured presenter at the Missouri School Boards’ Association’s (MSBA) Practical Personnel Law Workshop. The workshop took place on February 24, 2009 at the Holiday Inn Select Executive Center in Columbia, Missouri. Melanie’s presentation at the workshop was on the topic of I-9s, E-Verify and Your Districts Responsibilities. The MSBA represents the leadership teams of school districts who are charged with shaping the educational programs of the public school students of Missouri, and because
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Nov 20, 2008
The Tueth Keeney law firm and the attorneys of its employment law practice group will present its Annual Labor, Employment and Immigration Law seminar on November 20, 2008 at Maryville University in St. Louis, Missouri. This comprehensive labor, employment, and immigration seminar, offered at no cost to clients and friends of the firm, stresses the “real world” problems faced by HR professionals, in-house counsel, and corporate officials. Topics include:
- Significant Ramifications of ADA Amendments of 2008
- Preparing
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Mar 5, 2007
Attorneys from Tueth Keeney are often in demand for their expertise with respect to employment law matters. Recently, that expertise was in demand by the Missouri Senate. Tueth Keeney attorneys including Ian Cooper, Melanie Keeney, and Katherine Nash, recently authored proposed amendments to the Missouri Human Rights Act (“MHRA”). The amendments would improve the MHRA’s fairness to employers, by eliminating individual supervisor liability and punitive damages. The proposed changes also include adding the Business Judgment rule and “same decision” defenses,
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Jan 26, 2007
Attorneys from Tueth Keeney are often in demand for their expertise in school law. On January 26, 2007, several firm Shareholders including Celynda Brasher, Margaret Hesse, Melanie Gurley Keeney, Tom Tueth and Pete Yelkovac were featured as presenters at Missouri United School Insurance Company (MUSIC)’s Annual Conference for School Administrators, held at The Lodge of Four Seasons in Lake Ozark, Missouri. The Firm presentation was entitled “Nightmare on
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Melanie Gurley Keeney
Ian P. Cooper
Celynda L. Brasher
Kate L. Nash
Laura E. Hemmer
Michelle H. Basi
Margaret A. Hesse