Surfside Beach settles wrongful termination lawsuits with former directors
Surfside Beach has agreed to financial settlements in a pair of lawsuits filed by former employees who said they were wrongfully terminated from their positions with the town.
Former Ballston bookkeeper may sue town and its supervisor for wrongful termination
BALLSTON — The woman who was controversially fired from her town bookkeeping job in November is taking legal action against the municipality and its supervisor, laying the groundwork for a possible lawsuit.
Richard Roberts: Oral Roberts' Son, ORU President Arrested For DUI
Richard Roberts, former president at Oral Roberts University and the son of the school's televangelist namesake, was arrested last night while speeding during a highway near Tulsa, Okla. for DUI. Roberts resigned from ORU after several wrongful termination lawsuits and accusations that his family was abusing university and ministry funds.
Mo. Democrats speak against discrimination bill
Democrats in the Missouri Senate argued Wednesday that a Republican bill to change the state's workplace discrimination laws would reverse decades of progress in civil rights.
Missouri Democrats speak against discrimination bill
JEFFERSON CITY — Democrats in the Missouri Senate were delaying a vote Wednesday night on a Republican bill that Democrats argued would reverse decades of progress in civil rights by changing workplace discrimination laws. Among other things, the legislation would require workers who bring wrongful termination lawsuits to prove discrimination was a "motivating factor" — not simply a contributing ...
Missouri Democrats vow to oppose discrimination bill
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Black lawmakers in Missouri, fearful of reversing decades of hard-fought civil rights gains, said Monday they will try to prevent votes in the House and Senate on a measure that would change the state's workplace discrimination laws. A measure pending in the Senate would require workers who bring wrongful termination lawsuits to prove discrimination was a "motivating ...
UPDATE: Missouri Democrats vow to oppose changes to discrimination laws
JEFFERSON CITY — Black lawmakers in Missouri, fearful of reversing decades of hard-fought civil rights gains, said Monday they will try to prevent votes in the House and Senate on a measure that would change the state's workplace discrimination laws. A measure pending in the Senate would require workers who bring wrongful termination lawsuits to prove discrimination was a "motivating factor ...
UPDATE: Missouri senator delays workplace discrimination vote
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A black senator from the St. Louis area who said she was fearful of reversing decades of hard-fought civil rights gains held the Missouri Senate floor for hours Wednesday while vowing to block a vote on legislation changing the state's workplace discrimination laws. The measure pending in the Senate would require workers who bring wrongful termination lawsuits to prove ...
Mo. senators delay workplace discrimination vote
Minutes after reaching an agreement to end a filibuster effort that lasted nearly 15 hours, the Missouri Senate endorsed legislation early Thursday that would change the state's workplace discrimination laws.