For the second year in a row, Vincent Reese has been invited by the St. Louis Office of the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to speak at its annual Technical Assistance Program Seminar (TAPS) on Thursday, September 7, 2017. Mr. Reese will...
Vince Reese Speaks at the Missouri Bar’s Annual Labor & Employment Law Symposium in Columbia, Missouri
On August 28, 2017, SB43 took affect and substantially changed the way the Missouri Human Rights Act (MHRA) will be administered and interpreted. The MHRA’s core purpose is to prohibit employers from basing employment decisions on a person’s race, color, religion,...
Geri Lynn Arrindell Has Joined the Firm
Geri Lynn Arrindell brings with her over ten years of experience in the areas of labor and employment, and general business litigation. She is a former Illinois Assistant Attorney General and has worked in Private Practice for several large national firms before...
Sarah Schmanke & Betsey Helfrich to Speak at Annual LRP Institute
On April 26, 2017 Sarah Schmanke and Betsey Helfrich will be speaking at the 38th Annual Institute on Legal Issues of Educating Individual with Disabilities in National in Harbor, Maryland. Sarah and Betsey will be discussing the important topic of "Legal...
2017 School Law Seminars Announced
Mickes O'Toole is pleased to announce the 34th annual School Law Seminars. The topics this year will include; This Just In . . . Recent Legislative Updates Affecting Your School Sexual Harassment: Protecting District Employees and Yourself Building for the Future: ...
Vince Reese Invited to Speak at Missouri Hospital Association’s Annual Conference for Human Resources Professionals
Vincent Reese, has been invited by the Missouri Hospital Association to speak at its annual Missouri Society of Healthcare Human Resources Administration Conference on Thursday, April 27th, 2017. Mr. Reese will be providing a Labor and Employment Update for 2017. ...
Vincent Reese Appointed Managing Partner, Thomas Mickes Becomes Firm Chairman
On March 1, 2017, Thomas A. Mickes stepped down as the long-serving Managing Partner of Mickes O’Toole, LLC. and has taken on the new role of Firm Chairman. Vincent D. Reese was named as the Firm’s new Managing Partner and will oversee the Firm’s day-to-day...
Client Alert: Judge Blocks Department Of Labor’s New Overtime Regulations
The New Overtime Regulations On May 23, 2016, the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) published its much-anticipated final rule revising the overtime regulations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). The new regulations focus primarily on updating the...
Mickes O’Toole Attorneys Named Rising Stars for 2016
We are proud to announce four of our law attorneys have been chosen as Rising Stars by Super Lawyers Magazine for Missouri and Kansas. Rising Stars (Schools and Education) Wendy Boggiano Betsey Helfrich Sarah Schmanke Rising Stars (Employment and Labor) Anne Kerns...
2017 Best Law Firms Announced
Mickes O'Toole, LLC has been named a Tier 1 firm in St. Louis for Education Law by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” in 2017. This is the seventh years in a row Mickes O'Toole has been ranked. The U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” rankings are based...