Legal Question in Employment Law in Missouri

Unless they are part of acollective bargaining agreement,they are probalby at wil lemployes. You can probalby may fire them, if you are not doing so for a prohibited discriminatory purpose or effect, i.e race, gender, etc. If you are at all concenred, you shoudl consult direclty with a labor lawyer in your area soon. Many offer a free or low cost initial consultation. As you coudl face a cvil suit, it woudl be prudent to get some legal advice, specific to the facts of your case, and not rely only on what you can get as a response to your generalized question here.

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