Traffic tickets. Is there anything more annoying? We all know we should slow down, and all of us at Edelman, Liesen & Myers encourage everyone to obey the law at all times. But the truth is most people speed, to varying degrees, most of the time. When you get pulled over for going a little […]
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Glossip v. Missouri Department of Transportation: Benefits for Same-Sex Couples
Last week, the Missouri Supreme Court decided the case of Glossip v. Missouri Department of Transportation and Highway Patrol Employees’ Retirement System. The case was brought by Kelly Glossip, the long-time partner of Corporal Dennis Engelhard, a Missouri Highway Patrolman killed in the line of duty on Christmas Day, 2009. Glossip applied for Corporal Engelhard’s […]
Government Shutdown and the EEOC-The Effect on Kansas City Employees
Imagine this. It’s October 11th, 2013. You have been experiencing sexual harassment in the workplace, and have reported it to your Human Resources department many times. Around 1:30 in the afternoon, you are called into your boss’s office and your employment is terminated. You feel this is due to you reporting the sexual harassment. You […]
Anti-Bullying Ordinance
The city of Kansas City, Missouri, looks poised to pass an anti-bullying ordinance. The law prohibits bullying or cyber-bullying of minors, and aims to protect young people off of school grounds, where a large amount of bullying, especially over the internet, takes place. The law would not impose any consequences on violators who are minors […]
Mission: Impassable (without a traffic ticket)
According to an article in yesterday’s Kansas City Star, the small suburb of Mission, Kansas is the area’s leading leveler of fines and tickets for motorist misconduct. The story, “Data show Mission is the KC area’s traffic ticket capital,” explains that it is the only city in the metro to write more tickets per year than […]
Equal Pay Act Anniversary-Contact a Kansas City Employment Attorney Who Fights for Women’s Rights in the Workplace
It’s been fifty years since the Equal Pay Act was signed by President Kennedy. One would think, in 2013, sex does not come into play in the workplace. Unfortunately, sex discrimination occurs quite often at work. One version of this type of discrimination is the lack of equal pay for women in the workplace. If […]
Hispanic and Women Farmers and Ranchers Claims Resolution Process
There have been allegations of discrimination against minorities by the the Department of Agriculture in regards to applications for farming loans. In response, the government set up the funds Claims Process to make available $1.33 billion or more to farmers who alleged discrimination by the U.S. Department of Agriculture based on the basis of being female, […]
Tips on Obtaining a Visitor Visa to the United States (B-2)
I had an individual ask me today about obtaining a B-2 tourist visa for his sister to visit him in the United States. I have come up against these visas several times and they can be very tricky, so I thought a blog post about them might be helpful. Many of these points can also […]
DUI Implications: Consult a DUI Lawyer in Kansas City
Individuals facing their first, or even second or third, charge of driving while intoxicated should rightfully be concerned. Unfortunately, a DUI has many consequences both legally as well as in everyday life. These individuals should carefully select a DUI lawyer in Kansas City who is not only knowledgeable in the area of DUI practice, but […]
Charitable Giving Tuesday
After Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday, a group of organizations, including the 92nd Street Y, is calling on Americans to observe another event, Charitable Giving Tuesday, which is today. Just as Friday is the start of the shopping season, this event bills itself as the start of the giving season, and encourages Americans […]