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Kansas City Joins Growing Trend of Hairstyle Discrimination Bans

Date:

October 15, 2020

Effective November 1, Kansas City, Missouri's anti-discrimination law will ban policies that prohibit, limit or otherwise restrict hairstyles and hair texture associated with a particular race.
Court Dismisses Coronavirus Safety Lawsuit Against Meatpacking Plant

Date:

May 14, 2020

A federal district court dismissed a lawsuit charging a Missouri meatpacking plant with failing to protect workers from the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), saying authority over the plant lies with OSHA and the USDA.
Ban the Box Trend Continues in Maryland, St. Louis

Date:

February 4, 2020

Maryland has become the 14th state with a ban the box law affecting private employers after its legislature overrode Gov. Larry Hogan's veto. The City of St. Louis also will soon have a ban the box ordinance.
New Year, New Minimum Wage Rates in 21 States and Many Localities

Date:

January 6, 2020

With the federal minimum wage remaining unchanged for more than 10 years now, states and localities are filling in the gap with new minimum wage laws or increases to existing minimum wages.
Missouri Supreme Court Finds Sex Stereotyping Illegal

Date:

March 8, 2019

The Missouri Supreme Court has ruled that an employer may not discriminate based on sexual stereotyping in a case in which a male employee did not conform to expectations of how a man should behave or appear.

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All Items: Missouri

Kansas City Joins Growing Trend of Hairstyle Discrimination Bans

Court Dismisses Coronavirus Safety Lawsuit Against Meatpacking Plant

Ban the Box Trend Continues in Maryland, St. Louis

New Year, New Minimum Wage Rates in 21 States and Many Localities

Missouri Supreme Court Finds Sex Stereotyping Illegal

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