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Martin Pringle Honored at Wichita Bar Association Law Day Awards & Luncheon
Wichita, KS - May 10, 2016 - The law firm of Martin, Pringle, Oliver, Wallace & Bauer received multiple honors at the Wichita Bar Association's Law Day Awards & Luncheon on Tuesday, May 10.
Managing Partner, Stan Smith, accepted the…
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Litigation Rx: Document your termination decisions
Employers can defend themselves against claims made under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). But they must follow their stated employment policies and document everything that happens along the way. The U.S. Court of Appeals for…
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When the dots don’t connect in a retaliation action
When an African-American employee was terminated, he cried foul. His claims included retaliation and violations of 42 U.S. Code Section 1981 and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The case, Mitchell v. Mercedes Benz U.S.…
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Coupons fail to save employee from termination
Was an employee’s creative sales strategy the reason he was terminated — or was that simply a pretext? In Ng-A-Mann v. Sears, Roebuck Co., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit considered whether the plaintiff established that…
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One employer or two? Appeals court determines joint liability in Title VII case
In a Title VII race discrimination action, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit considered whether a temporary worker assigned by a staffing agency to a retail store was a joint employee of the agency and store. As Faush v.…
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Business Seminar & Happy Hour
Wednesday, May 11, 2016 from 3:00 - 4:15 pm in our Wichita office. RSVP by May 6. If you have questions, please call 316-265-9311. Please register here.
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Legal Update For Business Leaders & Happy Hour
Wednesday, April 20, 2016 from 3:00 - 5:00 pm in our Overland Park office. RSVP by April 15. If you have questions, please call 913-713-0555. Please register here.
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Coming Soon! FLSA Exemption Changes
On March 13, 2014, President Obama instructed the Department of Labor to update federal regulations defining which “white collar” employees are protected by minimum wage and overtime rules. This past summer, the Department of Labor…
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Don’t build a border barring older employees from promotion
It’s not enough for employers to make nondiscriminatory promotion decisions. They also must prevent their managers from making comments that create a perception that discrimination is in play. Recently, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the…
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Disability discrimination: Why employers must document termination decisions
When do legitimate reasons to terminate an employee become pretext for disability discrimination? In Burton v. Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit considered this question, as well as whether two…
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