{"id":2486,"date":"2017-01-24T20:29:09","date_gmt":"2017-01-24T20:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mochamber.com\/?p=2486"},"modified":"2022-10-20T20:43:34","modified_gmt":"2022-10-20T20:43:34","slug":"time-bring-balance-back-missouri-courts-senate-reviews-bill-right-eroded-employment-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mochamber.com\/news-archive\/time-bring-balance-back-missouri-courts-senate-reviews-bill-right-eroded-employment-law\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s time to bring balance back to Missouri courts: Senate reviews bill to right eroded employment law"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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 reviewing legislation that would raise the standards for bringing discrimination lawsuits against employers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDiscrimination is ugly and wrong. It has no place at work,\u201d said Brian Bunten, Missouri Chamber general counsel. \u201cThat\u2019s why we need a strong law that allows expedient action in cases of discrimination and blocks fraudulent claims from moving forward.\u201d<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-998 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/mochamber.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/jobsbadge-300x300.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mochamber.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/jobsbadge-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/mochamber.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/jobsbadge-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/mochamber.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/jobsbadge-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/mochamber.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/jobsbadge.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.senate.mo.gov\/17info\/BTS_Web\/Bill.aspx?SessionType=R&amp;BillID=57095378\">Senate Bill 43<\/a>, sponsored by Sen. Gary Romine, a Republican from Farmington, would return the law to its intended purpose by abrogating the troublesome <em>Daugherty v. City of Maryland Heights<\/em> case, in which the court applied a Missouri Approved Instruction, overriding the intent of the Missouri General Assembly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA decade of court decisions have eroded our state\u2019s laws and made Missouri courts a dangerous place for employers,\u201d Bunten said. \u201cOften, rather than go through the expense of building a case against a biased court system, employers will settle out of court. That\u2019s not justice. That\u2019s extortion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The legislation would also establish caps on discrimination lawsuits aligning Missouri with federal law.\u00a0 Damages would be capped at $50,000 above back pay of employees bringing suit against an employer of 5 to 100 employees. That cap increases to $100,000 for employers with between 100 and 200 employees, $200,000 for employers with between 200 and 500 employees and $300,000 for employers with more than 500 employees.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, contact Bunten at 573.634.3511.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Reforming Missouri&#039;s employment law standards\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BjJy8dTdetU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Missouri is considered one of the easiest states in the nation in which to bring frivolous discrimination lawsuits. 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