Chamber & Capitol News

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It’s time to bring balance back to Missouri courts: Senate reviews bill to right eroded employment law

January 24, 2017

Missouri is considered one of the easiest states in the nation in which to bring frivolous discrimination lawsuits. A Missouri Senate Committee took action to change that damaging reputation by […]

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Missouri House and Senate review legislation to stabilize Missouri’s unemployment insurance trust fund

January 24, 2017

The Missouri Chamber testified in support of both Senate Bill 189 and House Bill 288, legislation that addresses Missouri’s financially unstable unemployment system, during concurrent hearings on Jan. 24. Missouri’s […]

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Our take: Gov. Eric Greitens delivers his first State of the State Address

January 18, 2017

Dan Mehan, president and CEO of the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry, issued this statement following to the 2017 State of the State Address: “Gov. Eric Greitens’ message to Missourians […]

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Fast-growing foodservice company in central Missouri sells 100% of business to its employees via an ESOP

January 17, 2017

HOLTS SUMMIT, MO.     The sole shareholders of PFSbrands — Shawn and Julie Burcham — have concluded the sale of their company to its employees through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan […]

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Collateral source reform is an important first step to balance Missouri’s civil justice system

January 11, 2017

It’s no surprise that tort reform would be among the first bills reviewed by the Missouri General Assembly in the 2017 Legislative Session. Veto after veto by former Gov. Jay […]

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More action on labor reform: Senate takes up right-to-work and paycheck protection legislation

January 11, 2017

Following a full day of committee review and the passage of right-to-work legislation by the Missouri House, today the Missouri Senate took up two important labor reform issues during a […]

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Missouri can make significant gains in economic standing and opportunities for workers in 2017

January 04, 2017

Missouri’s business community has unfinished business to resolve in the 2017 Legislative Session. After nearly a decade of vetoes of labor, civil justice, unemployment insurance and workers’ compensation reforms, these […]

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Unbalanced tort system is the reason St. Louis has been named the nation’s worst Judicial Hellhole

December 15, 2016

St. Louis is the nation’s most unfair civil court jurisdiction according to the American Tort Reform Association’s 2016-2017 Judicial Hellholes report released today. The Circuit Court for the City of […]

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