The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) recently released long-awaited guidance for employers who are considering mandates and incentives for COVID-19 vaccinations. The EEOC’s new guidance explicitly states that, under federal nondiscrimination law,...
On June 1, 2021, the Missouri Supreme Court struck down a law that imposed new restrictions on the state’s public sector labor organizations, including unions that represent teachers, custodians, and other school employees. An injunction preventing the enforcement of...
We are proud to announce eight Mickes O'Toole attorneys have been chosen as Super Lawyers or Rising Stars by Super Lawyers Magazine for Missouri and Kansas for 2020. Super Lawyers Natalie Hoernschemeyer Schools & Education, Employment Litigation Thomas Mickes...
Congratulations to Vince Reese, Managing Partner of Mickes O’Toole, LLC., on being honored with the Dr. R. Jerome Williams, Sr. Leadership Award for Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion. Vince will be honored at the 9th Annual Royal Vagabonds, Inc. & Royal...
Published in 2019 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers MagazineBy Trevor Kupfer on November 13, 2019 In April 2016, more than a decade after they started their firm, Tom O’Toole and Tom Mickes made a decision that transformed their brand. They named two new...
Vince Reese & Russell Riggan will be presenting a the 2019 Annual Labor & Employment Symposium on, "Arbitration & Restricted Covenants." The symposium will be November 8, 2019 at the Holiday Inn St. Louis - Downtown Convention Center. This panel will...
On September 5, Vince Reese will be presenting at the 2019 Annual Saint Louis EEO Training Seminar. He will be discussing, “Workplace Harassment in the #MeToo Era.” Since the #MeToo era, which brought the topic of sexual harassment in the forefront of public...
Best Lawyers recognizes outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement in their fields. For 2020, three Mickes O’Toole attorneys have earned this distinction; Thomas A. Mickes in Education Law; Thomas J. O’Toole,...
Earlier this year, St. Louis firm Mickes O’Toole took on a new designation: On Jan. 1, the firm became a minority-owned law firm. Managing Partner Vincent D. Reese said he believes the firm, which has 20 attorneys, is the largest minority-owned law firm in the state....
When Vincent D. Reese made the leap from one of St. Louis’ largest law firms to Mickes O’Toole in 2016, he did so knowing the move potentially could afford him greater leadership opportunities. What he didn’t expect was just how quickly the opportunity would present...
