Major change is on the horizon for the financial advisor-client relationship.  On June 9, 2017, the Department of Labor (DOL) Fiduciary Rule went into partial effect. Currently, the Rule’s full implementation is scheduled for January 1,…

The law firm of Martin, Pringle, Oliver, Wallace & Bauer, LLP is proud to welcome eight summer law clerks for 2017. Cassie Routh, Matt Adams, John Wiggins, Bobbie Jo Horocofsky, Karlee Canaday, and Jeff Pike will be working in our Wichita,…

Are you considering adoption as a way to grow your family? Have you grown your family through adoption?

Whether you've adopted in the past, or are considering adoption and have questions, please join Martin Pringle Law Firm for a morning…

In the past, the first 100 days of a new President’s administration have been used as an indicator of where legislative policies and executive priorities are headed for the remainder of the term. After the first 100 days of the Trump White…

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In a much-watched decision, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.  

The case is brought by…

For an employee to receive equitable relief on a Title VII discrimination claim, the individual must be able to prove damages. This inability was the plaintiff’s undoing in U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit case Olivares v.…

Was the employee in Stephenson v. Pfizer, Inc. driven out of her job when her employer failed to accommodate her disability? The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of her employer on an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)…

Employers should always be careful when weighing pregnancy accommodation requests, even when they’re following facially neutral policies — ones that don’t appear to be discriminatory on their face. The employer in Legg v. Ulster County…

When might denying an employee’s transfer request be considered an adverse employment action under Title VII and Section 1983? In Bonenberger v. St. Louis Metropolitan Police Dept., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit weighed…

Employers can offer a variety of accommodations to disabled employees and still be sued for violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Such was the case in Kelleher v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the…