Mar 23, 2017 
Kylie S. Piatt
The United States Supreme Court issued its opinion in Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District RE-1 on March 22, 2017, which addressed the question of how to determine whether a child with disabilities has received appropriate educational benefits as required under...
Mar 13, 2017 
Melanie Gurley Keeney
Tueth Keeney attorneys Melanie Gurley Keeney and Mollie E. Hennessee, joined by attorneys from other member firms of the Employment Law Alliance ("ELA"), recently participated in preparing and filing amicus briefs in federal cases pending before the 9th Circuit Court...
D. Shane Jones gave a presentation on collective bargaining on March 9th, 2017 at the ISDLAF+ symposium in O'Fallon, IL. The symposium was a roundtable discussion which included the following discussion items: "¢Benefits "“ health plans, cost control, insurance...
Mar 8, 2017 Melanie Gurley Keeney
On Monday, March 6, 2017, President Trump signed an Executive Order replacing the previously"‘issued Executive Order that banned the entry of citizens and nationals of Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen, suspended the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program...
Mar 7, 2017 
Michelle H. Basi
The United States Supreme Court will no longer hear argument on the case regarding transgender students, which was previously set to be heard on March 28, 2017. On March 6, 2017, the Supreme Court issued an Order vacating the Fourth Circuit's prior decision in G.G. v....
February 28 Ruling is Conclusion of ~18 Months of Litigation Over St. Louis Minimum Wage On February 28, 2017, the Missouri Supreme Court issued a ruling rejecting a challenge to the City of St. Louis's 2015 enactment of a local minimum wage law, in the process...
Mar 3, 2017 
James R. Layton
Tueth Keeney is pleased to announce that James R. ("Jim") Layton, former Solicitor General of Missouri, has joined the Firm as Of Counsel. While in the Missouri Attorney General's Office, Jim argued three cases in the United States Supreme Court, 92 in the Missouri...
Feb 27, 2017 
Ian P. Cooper
Margaret A. HesseMelanie Gurley Keeney
Tueth Keeney Attorneys, Melanie Gurley Keeney, Ian P. Cooper, Margaret Hesse and Amy Clendennen have been selected for inclusion in the 2017 edition of The Best Lawyers in America © as top law professionals, chosen by their peers. St. Louis Magazine provided the...
Feb 24, 2017 Michelle H. Basi
On February 22, 2017, the Department of Justice and Department of Education issued a joint letter withdrawing the Dear Colleague Letter issued by the Departments on May 13, 2016, regarding transgender students. That guidance took the position that Title IX of the...
Feb 24, 2017 Kylie S. Piatt
On February 22, 2017, the United States Supreme Court issued an opinion in Fry v. Napoleon Community Schools, et al., holding that the requirement to exhaust administrative remedies under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (the "IDEA") only applies when...
Kameron Murphy presented at Human Resource Management Association of Greater St. Louis' Annual Legal Update on February 15, 2017. Kameron's presentation covered updates on wellness program incentives and conflicts with the ADA and GINA. Kameron is a member of the...
On February 15, 2017, D. Shane Jones presented on Illinois employment law updates at the Human Resource Management Association of Greater St. Louis' Annual Legal Update. D. Shane Jones practices in the areas of labor & employment law, education law, and higher...
