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…

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…

Can an employer require an employee to undergo a fitness-for-duty evaluation? Or does such a demand violate the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)? The appellate court in Wright v. Illinois Dept. of Children and Family Services…

The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires employers to notify employees at least 60 days before a mass layoff. But as Calloway v. Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories shows, this is often easier said than done. In…

Is your criminal record preventing you from changing your life, fulfilling your goals, and becoming economically stable? If so, you may qualify for this free expungement day. 

Friday, March 4, 2016
9am - 2pm
Sedgwick County Courthouse -…

Mark your calendars for this panel discussion to how to start a business! 
February 22 from 5:30 - 7:30pm at the Labor Party! Panelists include MP Attorney, Richard Stevens, Jandrea Blumanhourst, a CPA from Allen, Gibbs & Houlik, and…

Lora M. Jennings, Attorney

Effective January 11, 2016, federal contractors are subject to Executive Order 13665 – known as the “Pay Transparency” Executive Order – which prohibits federal contractors from discriminating against employees…

Kansas City, Missouri - January 15, 2016 - The Kansas City office of Martin Pringle Law Firm has moved from their west Plaza location at 4700 Belleview, to the east side of the Plaza at One Main Plaza Building at 4435 N. Main, Suite…

One might think that an attorney performing contract work for a law firm is indisputably engaged in the “practice of law.” But this was indeed a matter of dispute in the case of Lola v. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. At stake…

An employer that provides an accommodation to an employee under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) may think it’s out of the woods. But employees aren’t always satisfied even with reasonable accommodations. The recent case of…