The difference between an attorney who prepares for trial and one who has actually tried cases is the difference that matters most when everything is on the line. Most business disputes never make it to a courtroom. But every business dispute is shaped by the possibility that one might. The attorney across the table…
How Missouri Revised Statute 351.467 gives a deadlocked 50% shareholder a powerful legal exit Two equal partners built a business together. Now they cannot agree on anything — and neither one can outvote the other. Missouri law has a specific, powerful remedy built exactly for this situation. Here is how it works. The…
The emergence of COVID-19, also known as the “coronavirus,” has affected the workplace in unprecedented ways. As a result, Congress passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”), which modifies the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) and the Fair Labor Standards Act “FLSA”), among other things. Importantly, under FFRCA, employees who were previously not…
Do you earn tips at your job? Plenty of employees in Missouri do, including those who wait tables, mix drinks, carry luggage, and clean hotel rooms. For many hourly wage earners, tips can make the difference between a living wage and financial stress. Although a portion of gratuities may be counted as wages by employers,…
You work hard for your money. So, when you experience problems with your paycheck, it can be stressful and cause difficulties that affect you and your family. In Missouri, wage laws are governed by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Missouri Wage and Hour laws. These policies cover a wide range of issues…
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Rick Voytas represented Mr. Robert Pace in a jury trial in 2019. Robert was a worker at a car wash in St. Louis. Rick Voytas won $18,522 in unpaid tips for Robert at trial by using the Fair Labor Standards Act. The Act specifies that only tipped employees, not management, can share in a “tip…
The Missouri Department of Labor has announced that the new minimum wage for 2018 will be $7.85. You can view the DOL press release here. This increase not only affects regular hours, but also increases the minimum allowable pay for overtime work for qualified employees. There is no “grace period” for this increase. Voytas Law,…
Sometimes, we hear from workers that their employer has a “policy” of not paying overtime, or that their employer will only pay them for an eight hour day even if the worker is at work for longer than that. If you are a qualified worker under the Fair Labor Standards Act, you can use federal…