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Civil rights laws prohibit workplace discrimination and harassment. To ensure these laws are respected

On December 11, 2014, the Honorable John Lungstrum approved the parties’ settlement in Thornton et al. v. Washington County Financial Management Company, LLC

As advocates for workers, we frequently encounter employees who have signed arbitration agreements.

Whether they realize it or not, millions of employees are participants in benefit plans governed by a sweeping federal law called ERISA.

G&H attorney Sean McGivern obtained a favorable settlement for our client, a truck driver terminated because he refused to drive a truck for safety reasons.

When someone asserts civil rights claims against their employer or former employer, they probably do not think about the type of “discovery” that will be taken in the lawsuit.

After nearly 4 years of litigation, Donald Peterson and Sean McGivern helped their client reach a favorable settlement in a federal court lawsuit alleging claims of Title VII retaliation and a tortious interference with employment contract.

New amendments to the Kansas Wage Payment Act (“KWPA”) expand employers’ rights to withhold employee wages.

The misclassification of employees as independent contractors is a persistent problem in America. Misclassified employees do not receive overtime.

The Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) allows employers to satisfy up to $5.12 per hour of its minimum wage obligation to tipped employees with tips received by the employees.