Archive for January 2015
How to Legally Host Super Bowl Watch Parties
Tomorrow, the Patriots and the Seahawks will play Super Bowl XLIX. The game will be a welcome relief from the seemingly nonstop discussion for the PSI of the footballs. We’re looking forward to a great game. Friends, families and churches nationwide will be hosting Super Bowl watch parties for the game. These gatherings inevitably raise…
Read MoreMissouri Minimum Wage Increased
Effective January 1, 2015, the Missouri minimum wage increased to $7.65 per hour, which is a $.15 per hour increase from 2014. The Missouri minimum wage for tipped workers also increased to $3.83 per hour, which is a $.09 per hour increase. The increases occurred due to a 2006 state law which provides for an…
Read MoreTort Reform Kills
Tort reform kills people. That is a strong statement, but unfortunately, one that is accurate in products liability and medical malpractice cases. According to a recent New York Times article, at least 42 people died as a result of a decision by General Motors to leave vehicles with faulty ignition switches on the road. The…
Read MoreRobbins Working With City of Birch Tree, Missouri
Kennedy, Kennedy, Robbins & Yarbro, LC is pleased to be working with the City of Birch Tree, Missouri on its sewer project. The City has obtained funding through a grant and loan package from the United States Department of Agriculture, acting through its Rural Development agency. The project, which will get under way later this…
Read MorePoplar Bluff Police Body Cameras Now Recording
Poplar Bluff police officers began wearing body cameras January 1, 2015, in the wake of public outrage over the police killings of Eric Garner in New York and Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. The hope is that requiring police body cameras may prevent or provide proof of the behavior of bad officers while protecting those…
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