Month: February 2018

On Feb. 27, the Senate Small Business and Industry Committee heard three Senate bills that would raise Missouri’s minimum wage rate. SB 801 by Sen. Jamilah Nasheed raises the rate […]

A bill that protects businesses from liability for unpreventable criminal acts on their premises passed the Senate on Feb. 22 and now moves to the House. Under Senate Bill 608, […]

Two similar Senate bills were jointly heard in committee on Feb. 6 that would improve and expand computer science education in Missouri. The legislation would require the state to develop […]

In our legal system, punitive damages can be a useful tool used to punish defendants that intentionally cause harm. But in Missouri, punitive damages are too often being abused by […]

On Feb. 1, Rep. Kathy Swan’s bill making it easier for business leaders to teach special workforce courses passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 141-3. Right now, […]

A law intended to protect Missouri consumers is now more commonly being used against them to line the pockets of trial attorneys. Gas dealers, rental companies and food manufacturers are […]

Missouri’s Prevailing Wage Law establishes a minimum wage rate that must be paid to workers on public construction projects in the state, such as bridges, roads and government buildings. That […]