Tueth Keeney attorney Pete Yelkovac, contributing author of the regular column Hot Legal Issues in Education in the MoASBO Journal, recently teamed with fellow Tueth Keeney attorney Pete Ruger to author a valuable article. The article, “An Unfair Playing Field for Missouri’s Educational Institutions?” appears in the January/February 2007 MoASBO Journal, Vol. 54 No. 1. It contains an insightful discussion of a recent court decision under the Missouri Human Rights Act (“MHRA”), the potential legal and policy ramifications of the decision for educational institutions, and efforts underway by education groups including Tueth Keeney to reverse the negative effects of the decision.
The Missouri Association of School Business Officials (“MoASBO”), is a nonprofit statewide education association of school administrators and directors whose focus is on the business of education. MoASBO was established in 1952 and is affiliated with the Association of School Business Officials International (ASBOI). The MoASBO Journal article may be found here: http://www.moasbo.org/journal/FebHotIssues.doc For more information about MoASBO, or to obtain a copy of Pete’s past Hot Legal Issues articles, see MoASBO’s website at www.moasbo.org
Peter G. Yelkovac practices in the areas of education and employment law. Pete regularly counsels public school districts in all facets of education and employment law. Pete also regularly advises private employers on employment and labor issues. Pete has successfully defended numerous federal and state lawsuits on behalf of public school districts, universities and private employers. He has extensive experience litigating employment discrimination lawsuits and Section 1983 claims involving a variety of constitutional issues.
Peter H. Ruger practices primarily in the areas of higher education, non-profit organizations and health law. Throughout his career, Peter has served nonprofit organizations, both as a board member and as counsel, often on a pro-bono basis. His expertise is recognized and enhanced by his teaching in this field at the region’s leading universities. Nonprofit issues that he has addressed include organization, governance, employment and tax issues. Peter’s practice also includes mediation and arbitration. Peter is Of Counsel at the law firm Tueth, Keeney, Cooper, Mohan & Jackstadt, P.C.
Tueth Keeney attorneys have successfully represented many school districts and businesses, large and small, throughout the Midwest in labor and employment matters. Our broad range of experience includes employment discrimination litigation, wage-hour investigations, affirmative action review and plan development, INS audits, and a variety of traditional labor matters.
Tueth Keeney maintains one of the largest and most successful higher education law groups in the Midwest. Our higher education practice includes representation of numerous colleges and universities throughout Missouri and Illinois. In addition, the Firm is one of approximately twenty law firms in the nation that have been appointed to act as Select Counsel to represent higher education institutions insured by United Educators Insurance Risk Retention Group, Inc., the nation's largest insurer of colleges and universities. The attorneys in the Firm's higher education group provide a full range of services to colleges and universities, ranging from day-to-day counseling on legal issues, to representation in complex litigation.