The Dugan Schlozman Blog

---

Posted on October 18, 2024

Could you benefit from working closely with employment discrimination lawyers in Kansas City? Possibly, if you’ve been treated unfairly at work or subjected to less-than-favorable workplace conditions. If you’re unhappy with your current employer and looking into potentially taking legal action against them, talk to an employment lawyer today to find out whether you have […]Read More

---

Posted on November 2, 2023

Kansas and Missouri laws concerning discrimination in the workplace require employers to make reasonable accommodations for employees with a physical or mental disability unless doing so would “create an undue hardship” for the employer. An employer cannot fire you if you become disabled after being hired, cannot deny you employment during the application process, and […]Read More

---

Posted on October 1, 2023

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 makes it illegal for employers to discriminate against any employee because of their color, national origin, race, religion, or sex. In 2020, the Supreme Court extended those protections to cover gender identity. Gender identity includes transgender status and sexual orientation. Despite these protections, gender discrimination continues […]Read More

---

Posted on September 14, 2023

Has your new boss asked you to sign a non-compete agreement before you start a new job? Or has your employer tried to prevent you from taking a new job by citing non-compete agreements? Here is what you need to know. What Are Non-Compete Agreements? Also known as covenants not to compete or restrictive covenants, […]Read More

---

Posted on September 6, 2023

As people get older, the risk for ageism increases in the workspace. Men and women are able to work longer than they used to, which means there are many over the age of fifty that are still valuable members of the workforce. What is ageism and are there employment laws in Kansas to protect those […]Read More

---