The Eastern District of Missouri recently entered judgment in favor of a defendant school district on a four-count Complaint, which included claims for discrimination and retaliation under the Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (Section 504), Title II of the...
When Workers Can’t Work: How to Avoid Liability When Considering Leave under the FMLA & ADA – By: Grant Wiens
Published by MoASBO, November 2017 What can a school district do when an employee can’t work? A wrong answer to this question can cost your district hundreds of thousands of dollars. Most school officials know the basic pieces of the Family and Medical Leave Act...
MASA Focus On Series 2017
When Workers Can’t Work: Solving the FMLA/ADA/Workers’ Compensation Puzzle Presenters: Representatives of Mickes O’Toole, LLC What can a school district do when an employee is no longer physically or mentally able to work? A wrong answer to this question can cost...
Vince Reese Invited to Speak at St. Louis EEOC 2017 Technical Assistance Seminar
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 7th, 2017. Mr. Reese...
Federal Court dismisses ADA Suit Against Investment Group of Rolla
On June 10, 2013, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri dismissed the last of three separate ADA lawsuits filed against Mickes Goldman O'Toole, LLC clients in Phelps County Missouri (the other two cases had previously been dismissed)....
EEOC Issues Regulations Implementing the ADAAA – By: Christi Flaherty
Published by MoASBO, September 2011 In 2009 employers across the country heaved a sigh of defeat as the Americans With Disabilities Act Amendment Act (ADAAA) went into effect, undoing nearly a decade of employer-friendly court decisions. With the ADAAA, Congress...