For many Missouri people, the process of going to work each day and earning a living is practically second nature. They arrive at their job and complete their assigned responsibilities to earn a wage and pay for every day necessities. Because work plays such a...
Employment Law
Personal Injury
Month: November 2017
Signs of discrimination
Although employers in Missouri are bound by anti-discrimination laws, some companies disregard their responsibility to treat all employees equitably. Here at Thornberry Brown LLC Attorneys at Law, we stand against any company that discriminates against its employees...
What is the Prevailing Wage Law?
As a laborer in Kansas City, it may be easy to think that no one is looking out for your best interests. This can give rise to concerns about your employer exploiting you, particularly over your wages. Yet laws are in place to help ensure you are compensated fairly...
Sexual harassment and hostile work environments
Events of the past few weeks and months have demonstrated that sexual harassment is not on the wane in American society. Indeed, sexual harassment exists in all types of organizations.In reading the news reports, you might not have picked up on the fact that there are...
I have a job as an administrative assistant, can I get overtime?
Whether you have a right to overtime pay in Missouri for overtime hours will depend on whether your administrative job is exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act’s overtime pay provisions. The title of the job, including the term administrative, is not...