On Thursday, January 21, 2021, President Joe Biden signed an executive order on “Protecting Worker Health and Safety,” during the COVID-19 pandemic. The order states that “ensuring the health and safety of workers is a national priority…

UPDATE: The Biden administration has issued an order which immediately bars further advancement of the DOL’s independent contractor rule previously slated to take effect March 8 and discussed below, until a department or agency head…

On December 22, 2020, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final rule related to compensating tipped employees. The final rule modifies federal regulations in the following ways:

• It prohibits employers from keeping their…

Effective January 1, 2021, the Missouri state minimum wage rate for private businesses will be $10.30 per hour. Private retail and service businesses whose gross annual sales are less than $500,000 and public employers are not required to…

With the increase in unemployment filings and the expansion of unemployment benefits brought on by COVID-19, states across the country, including Kansas and Missouri, have experienced a significant rise in unemployment claim fraud due to…

Martin Pringle is pleased to announce that three Martin Pringle Attorneys, Ashlyn Lindskog, Robert Moody and Michelle Moe Witte have been elected partner, effective January 1, 2021. Additionally, Samuel Heaney has been promoted to Senior…

Happy National Adoption Month!

We thought it might be fun to sit down with our adoption team for a quick Q&A! First up, the attorney who leads our adoption team, Martin Bauer.

What do you like best about doing adoption work?
It gives me…

Receiving notice that a customer or client has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy often does not come as a surprise. But, creditors are quite often surprised by what that customer plans to do once they enter Chapter 11.

In general, debtors…

Congratulations to the Martin Pringle attorneys practicing in the 25 practice areas that have been recognized by US News & World Report as Best Law Firms for 2021

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• Business Organizations (including…

Unfortunately, the topic of terminations and layoffs has become an important one for many employers in 2020. On October 27, Martin Pringle attorneys Terry Mann and Lora Jennings Mizell hosted a virtual discussion for the firm's clients and…