St. Louis Magazine reports that Andy Martone was again named as one of the top labor and employment attorneys in the St. Louis region based on a national survey conducted by Woodward/Wright.
Hesse Martone is proud to announce that Bill Clark was newly appointed City Prosecutor for the City of Bellefontaine Neighbors. In this role, Bill’s duties will include the prosecution and enforcement of City Ordinances and Criminal Misdemeanors. He will also be representing the City of Bellefontaine Neighbors in cases that have been certified to the criminal docket in the St. Louis County Circuit Court.
Hesse Martone Partner Chris Hesse delivered the Management and Legal Update at the Missouri Police Chiefs Association & Charitable Foundation Annual Conference held in Jefferson City on December 8-9, 2011. Chris spoke on topics ranging from police unionization and collective bargaining through management training and lawsuit avoidance/defense.
Chris is a regular speaker for the Missouri Police Chiefs Association and is lead outside counsel for the MPCA.
Hesse Martone Partner Andy Martone was recently admitted to practice in the United States Federal District Courts for the Western District of Michigan and the Southern District of Indiana.
Andy is now admitted to practice before the following United States District Courts:
Central District of Illinois
Northern District of Illinois
Southern District of Illinois
Southern District of Indiana
Western District of Kansas
Eastern District of Missouri
Western District of Michigan
Western District of Missouri
Western District of Nebraska
Western District of Wisconsin
Andy is also licensed to practice before the United States Courts of Appeal for the Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Circuits.
Hesse Martone Principal Caryl Flannery recently provided management and sexual harassment training for the City of Hannibal Board of Public Works. Caryl regularly provides training in the areas of employment law compliance, sexual harassment, and effective supervisory techniques. She also routinely performs investigations for public and private employers faced with allegations of harassment, discrimination and whistleblower claims.
Caryl can be reached here.
Hesse Martone was named to the “Best Law Firms” list by U.S. News & World Report and Woodward/White for 2011 through 2012. Hesse Martone was ranked among the best law firms in the fields of:
Employment Law – Management
Labor Law – Management
Litigation – Labor & Employment
On October 19, 2011, Arbitrator Cynthia Stanley ruled in favor of Illinois Plumbing & Heating Supply Company and dismissed the Union’s grievance in its entirety. Andy Martone and Matt Robinson successfully defended the Company in this case, in which the Union alleged that the Company was required to allow the grievant to utilize sick time for reasons other than personal illness. Arbitrator Stanley upheld the Company’s interpretation of the collective bargaining agreement. A copy of her decision is here.
Andy Martone and Angie Scott successfully defended Midwest Hauling against an unfair labor practice charge filed by Teamsters Local 682 accusing the Company of violating the National Labor Relations Act through the use of part-time employees. Faced with a dismissal, the Union withdrew the charge on October 13, 2011. See a copy of the withdrawal here.
Chris Hesse successfully defended Thiele Technologies (a division of Barry-Wehmiller Companies Inc.) in a charge of disability discrimination and retaliation brought by a former employee. On October 10, 2011, the Minnesota Department of Human Rights dismissed the charge.
