On August 26, 2016, USCIS proposed a new role that would allow certain international entrepreneurs to be considered for parole (temporary permission to be in the U.S.) so that they may start or scale-up their businesses in the U.S. The comment period closed on October...
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Tueth Keeney Attorneys Author School Law 2016 Cumulative Supplement
The following Tueth, Keeney, Cooper, Mohan & Jackstadt attorneys were authors of the School Law 2016 Cumulative Supplement published by The Missouri Bar: Melanie Gurley Keeney, Michelle Hammond Basi, Lisa Berns, Celynda Brasher, Margaret Hesse, Shane Jones,...
Kameron Murphy Presents at Meeting of Southern Illinois Chapter of Healthcare Financial Management Association in O’Fallon, Illinois
Kameron Murphy presented to a group of healthcare financial management professionals at a meeting of the Southern Illinois Chapter of the HFMA in O"™Fallon, Illinois, on August 25, 2016. Kameron's 90-minute presentation covered several inter-related topics in...
NLRB Says That Student Assistants at Private Universities Are “Employees,” Can Unionize and Engage In Collective Bargaining
Tueth Keeney Attorney D. Shane Jones will moderate a free webinar on September 13, examining the impact of the decision and its effect on colleges and universities. In a major decision that is expected to expand union activity at colleges and universities, the...
Ian Cooper And Kate Nash Win Dismissal Of Title IX Claims Against College
Ian Cooper and Kate Nash won the dismissal of a Title IX case brought against a Missouri College in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. The plaintiff was a recruit visiting campus who claimed that the College violated Title IX with...
Special Guidance for educational institutions on the new FLSA regulations implemented by the Department of Labor
Update: Review our new insight post on November 23, 2016 "So, never mind about those new FLSA regulations after all?" The Department of Labor's long-awaited final overtime rules were released this morning. In the Final Rules, the DOL set the minimum salary level...
The DOL Releases the Long-Awaited “Final Rule” and Guidance Documents Related to Overtime Requirements, A Short Summary
Update: Review our new insight post on November 23, 2016 "So, never mind about those new FLSA regulations after all?" The DOL Releases the Long-Awaited "Final Rule" and Guidance Documents Related to Overtime Requirements "“ A Short Summary The Department of Labor's...
Transgender Students and Title IX: What are School Districts Supposed to Do?
As you have undoubtedly heard by now, on Friday, May 13, 2016, the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice ("DOJ") and the Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Education ("OCR") issued joint guidance for schools regarding the treatment of...
Revisiting the DOL’s Recent Updates on Joint Employment
In January 2016, the Administrator of the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage Hour Division, David Weil, published an "Administrator's Interpretation" on joint employment under the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA").[1] Although the Administrator's Interpretation ("AI")...
Kameron Murphy and D. Shane Jones Join in Amicus Brief in Federal Action, Urging Court to Issue Injunction in Challenge Against U.S. DOL’s New “Persuader” Rule
Tueth Keeney labor and employment attorneys Kameron Murphy and D. Shane Jones, joined by attorneys from other member firms of the Employment Law Alliance ("ELA"), recently co-authored an amicus brief in Federal Court. The ELA brief encourages the U.S. District Court...
Melanie Gurley Keeney Recently Served As A Presenter At The Missouri/Kansas AILA Chapter Conference in Overland Park, Kansas
Melanie Gurley Keeney recently served as a presenter at the Missouri/Kansas AILA Chapter Conference held at Kansas University. Melanie's presentation focused on Employment-Based Nonimmigrant Visas, current trends and practice pointers regarding the H-1B visa; and NIV...
From the NSBA School Law Seminar Boston, MA
April 9, 2016 Investigating Employee and Student Misconduct: Lessons from "Deflategate" Of course, being in Boston, they found a way to make this presentation about Tom Brady and the Patriots. East coast bias much? Being neither a New Englander nor a Patriots fan, I...







