Seyferth Blumenthal & Harris LLC (SBH) attorneys Bruce Moothart and Nick Daugherty recently co-authored an article published with Insurance Journal, considered the most-read national property and casualty publication for independent insurance agents and brokers. In the article, Moothart and Daugherty examine the trend of businesses facing unprecedented interruptions due to COVID-19 attempting to use commercial […]

Seyferth Blumenthal & Harris LLC (SBH) is pleased to announce it has once again earned ranking as one of Kansas City’s top Labor & Employment law firms in the 2020 Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business guide. In addition, SBH members Michael Blumenthal, Kimberly Jones and Paul Seyferth earned distinction for their Labor & […]

Missouri Lawyers Weekly interviewed Seyferth Blumenthal & Harris, LLC (SBH) member Kimberly Jones on the increase in complex and difficult-to-prove employment law matters related to COVID-19. She offered insight into what negligence cases might look like on employee deaths, “particularly in states that don’t allow workers who have contracted the disease on the job to […]

Seyferth Blumenthal & Harris, LLC (SBH) member Kimberly Jones provided legal insight into issues related to COVID-19 during a recent radio segment with KCUR host Steve Kraske. Jones discussed the fallout from the pandemic and the creation of unprecedented legal conundrums for individuals and businesses. While unable to provide specific legal advice, Jones weighed in […]

The Kansas City Business Journal interviewed Seyferth Blumenthal & Harris LLC (SBH) member Michael L. Blumenthal for a recent article on legal considerations for employers related to potential disruptions due to the novel coronavirus COVID-19. Blumenthal helped address some of the gray areas that currently fall outside of federal guidance on what employers can and […]

President Trump signed into law yesterday the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”), an economic stimulus plan aimed at addressing the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on Americans and introducing paid sick leave and an expanded Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Smaller businesses will bear the cost of this new law, subject to tax […]