by Mike Lear | Mar 13, 2014 | News
A Missouri House Committee has heard debate on legislation that would add sexual orientation and gender identity to the state’s Human Rights Statute’s definition of “discrimination.” The proposal, HB 1930, would specify that the statute covers...
by Mike Lear | Mar 5, 2014 | Health / Medicine, News
The state House has passed legislation to reinstate caps on the amount that could be awarded to plaintiffs for non-economic damages in medical malpractice lawsuits. The bill would limit those damages to $350,000. Proponents say the legislation would keep medical...
by Mike Lear | Feb 26, 2014 | News
The state House has given initial approval to a bill that would cap the amount that could be awarded to plaintiffs for non-economic damages in medical malpractice lawsuits. The bill sponsored by Representative Eric Burlison (R-Springfield) would limit such damages to...
by Mike Lear | Mar 1, 2013 | Business, Crime / Courts, News
The state House has passed a bill that would change the standard for proving workplace discrimination in Missouri. HB 320 would bring Missouri more in line with the federal standard. It would require a worker filing a discrimination suit against an employer to prove...
by Mike Lear | Feb 12, 2013 | Business, News
Lawmakers in a House committee have debated a bill its sponsor says would protect people Missouri who report when an employer does something illegal. House Bill 320 would create what its language calls the “Whistleblower Protection Act.” It would change...
