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Missouri Governor Vetoes Workplace Discrimination Measure
May 2 2011 // Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has vetoed legislation that would have changed the legal standard workers must meet when they file discrimination lawsuits against former employers. Nixon said the measure would have undermined the...
Missouri Jury Awards $48 Million in Skydiving Plane Crash
May 2 2011 // A jury has awarded $48 million to relatives of five people killed when a skydiving plane crashed shortly after takeoff from a rural Missouri airport in 2006. The jury in Union, Mo., on April 28 sided against London-based...
Mayor Orders Flood-Threatened Illinois City Evacuated
May 2 2011 // Authorities in a southern Illinois city menaced by two dangerously swollen rivers said on May 1 that most of the city’s remaining residents have heeded a mandatory evacuation order, prompted by river water seeping up...
Nearly 7,000 Insurance Claims Filed After St. Louis Tornado
May 2 2011 // Missouri insurance regulators say major homeowners and auto insurance companies in the state have received nearly 7,000 claims from St. Louis residents with damage from the April 22 (Good Friday) tornado. The companies...
Missouri Black Caucus Urges Governor to Veto Discrimination Bill
May 2 2011 // The Missouri Legislative Black Caucus has urged Gov. Jay Nixon to veto a workplace discrimination bill that recently gained legislative approval. In a letter to Nixon, the caucus said Senate Bill 188 would reverse...
Both Sides Lobby Missouri Gov. on Workplace Discrimination Bill
Apr 28 2011 // Several Missouri lawyers and civil rights groups are urging Gov. Jay Nixon to veto a bill that would change the legal standard workers must meet when they file discrimination lawsuits against former employers. In letters...
Levees Strain in Midwest; Volunteers Keep Fighting
Apr 28 2011 // Twelve hours into a sandbagging shift, and working through a driving storm punctuated by lightning and loud claps of thunder, Casey Lee wasn’t ready to quit. Not until the makeshift levee protecting tiny Dutchtown in...
Missouri Governor Condemns Discrimination Law Changes
Apr 27 2011 // Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon spoke out April 25 against legislation that would make it harder for employees to prove they were fired because of discrimination. In a statement, the governor condemned a measure given final...
Extended Auto Warranty Company Settles Missouri Lawsuit for $125K
Apr 26 2011 // Missouri is set to receive $125,000 under a settlement with a vehicle extended service contract seller. Attorney General Chris Koster said the state reached a settlement with St. Charles-based Dealers Warranty, LLC, d/b/a...
Missouri Black Caucus Urges Nixon to Veto Workplace Discrimination Bill
Apr 22 2011 // The Missouri Legislative Black Caucus is urging Gov. Jay Nixon to veto a workplace discrimination bill that recently gained legislative approval. In a letter to Nixon, the caucus said Senate Bill 188 would reverse...
Missouri Insurers Say 15,000 Cars Stolen in 2010
Apr 20 2011 // An insurance group says car thieves in Missouri targeted the Ford Taurus more than any other car in 2010. Citing numbers from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the Missouri Insurance Information Service says more than...
Missouri Insurance Dept. Returns More than $2M to Consumers in Q1 2011
Apr 19 2011 // The Missouri Department of Insurance reported it has helped consumers to retrieve $2.4 million from their insurance companies so far in 2011. The insurers returned the money to consumers after the department mediated...
Business Agenda Advancing in Missouri
Apr 4 2011 // Missouri’s business community is well positioned, legislatively, this year. Already, the House has passed five of the six items identified as priorities by a coalition of business organizations. The Senate has passed...
Missouri Bills Address Employee Liability in Workers’ Comp
Apr 1 2011 // Missouri legislators are considering two workers’ compensation bills to address whether an employee is liable when an employee is injured on the job SB 8 would restrict co-employee liability in workers’...
Missouri Updates Insurance Consumer Complaint System
Mar 31 2011 // The Missouri Department of Insurance has responded to Gov. Jay Nixon’s call for more efficient government by launching a new online system for verifying consumer complaints. The department now sends complaint data to...
Analysis: Business Agenda Advancing in Missouri
Mar 29 2011 // Frustrated by a perceived lack of success at a Missouri Capitol that professes job-creation as its top goal, more than a dozen representatives from businesses began meeting last summer to develop a winning strategy for...
Missouri Approves First $50K in Line of Duty Claims from Comp Fund
Mar 24 2011 // Missouri workers’ compensation regulators recently approved payment to families of individuals killed in the line of duty to protect the public. The Missouri Labor Department’s Division of Workers’...
Lawsuit: Failing Missouri Schools Should Pay for Transfers
Mar 22 2011 // Missouri lawmakers are trying to prevent an influx of students transferring out of failing schools after the state Supreme Court partially sided with a group of St. Louis parents suing to force unaccredited districts to...
Missouri Conservatives Back Health Insurance Exchanges
Mar 21 2011 // Nearly one year after a federal law overhauling the nation’s health care system was enacted, Missouri lawmakers have taken a small step toward implementing some of its provisions by creating a health insurance...
Missouri Fines Auto Insurer $256K; Orders Changes
Mar 21 2011 // A Chicago-based auto insurance company has paid $256,000 in fines and is required to more quickly process, investigate and pay claims under a settlement reached with the Missouri Department of Insurance. Universal Casualty...
