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A Kansas Supreme Court ruling in Hilburn v. Enerpipe Ltd. paves the way for higher personal injury damages awards in Kansas and potentially higher insurance premiums.

Consistent with some recent federal court rulings, all employers with 100 or more employees, as of now, must submit summarized pay data for all employees for 2017 and 2018 to the EEOC by September 30, 2019.

Recently, the Kansas Legislature passed Senate Bill 78, which creates new protections for persons, who, in the preceding 12 months have been, are, or are in imminent danger of becoming a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking or stalking (“protected person (s)”). 

In 2018, the Missouri House of Representatives enacted Mo. Rev. Stat. § 595.120 to combat human trafficking by requiring certain businesses to post (before March 1, 2019) an anti-sex trafficking poster containing resources to assist human trafficking victims.

The Sedona Conference is currently seeking public comment from interested parties on Commentary on Legal Holds, Second Edition: The Trigger & The Process. The Commentary is a project of Sedona’s Working Group on Electronic Document Retention & Production (Working Group 1).