Seyferth Blumenthal & Harris LLC (SBH) is pleased to announce that members Michael Blumenthal, Charlie Harris, Jr., and Kimberly Jones were recently named to Missouri Lawyers Weekly’s inaugural “POWER 30” list for employment law. In a new regular feature called THE POWER LIST, the publication identifies and highlights Missouri’s most accomplished attorneys in various sectors […]
Read moreWomen’s Employment Network elects Jones as chair of board of directors
Seyferth Blumenthal & Harris LLC is pleased to announce member Kimberly Jones has been elected the new chair of the board of directors for the Women’s Employment Network (WEN), which works to advance positive change in the lives of women, their families, and the community. WEN’s mission is to help women raise their self-esteem and […]
Read moreThree Keys to Working With Employees Returning From COVID-19 Closures
By ZACHARY SMITH The COVID-19 pandemic has created a new world where questions related to the pandemic and its effects far outweigh the answers. In the employment world, there are a plethora of new issues that must be considered when re-opening your business or bringing employees back to work. Here are three key issues to […]
Read moreMissouri Court of Appeals further construes insurers right to intervene under state statute
By MARK M. HADDAD and NICK R. DAUGHERTY The Western District of the Missouri Court of Appeals has again construed the effect of the 2017 amendments to Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.065, which gave insurers a limited right to intervene and protect their interest when their insured enters into a settlement agreement pursuant to the […]
Read moreCROWN Act part of growing trend to protect individual’s rights related to hairstyles
By LINDA A. ADENIJI Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits, in part, discrimination based on an individual’s race or national origin. This protection, however, has not always extended to discrimination based on an individual’s hairstyle or texture where the style is associated with their race or natural origin. Until recently, laws […]
Read moreSt. Louis City NAACP selects Harris to handle civil rights litigation
The St. Louis City Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) recently announced an agreement with Seyferth Blumenthal & Harris LLP (SBH) member Charlie Harris, who will serve as lead counsel for the organization’s litigation against the city of St. Louis and its related entities. In February, the St. Louis […]
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