Kassie McKie Shiffermiller
Kassie McKie Shiffermiller joined the firm’s Rapid City office as an associate in August 2014, after spending time at Lynn, Jackson, Shultz & Lebrun, P.C. as a summer associate in 2013. She focuses her practice on litigation, education, and employment law. She is co-editor of the South Dakota Employment Law Letter published by Business & Legal Resources (BLR), a member of the South Dakota Bar Association and the American Bar Association.
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Monday, 28 October 2019
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“Yelp”-ing for Help: Online Reviews and Your Business
How many times have you consulted online customer reviews before booking an appointment at that new salon, ordering a sweater online, or deciding to try a new restaurant? According to a recent BrightLocal survey, roughly 86% of U.S. consumers consult…
Tuesday, 06 August 2019
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A Guide to Filing a Charge of Employment Discrimination
Workers in South Dakota are employed on an “at will” basis, meaning that employers may terminate an employee for any reason or no reason at all, so long as the reason for termination is not illegal. Some of the more…
Friday, 08 February 2019
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If at First You Don’t Even Try: Eighth Circuit Revisits if Failure to Reinstate Can Revive Employment Discrimination Claim
In the realm of employment discrimination, there are strict time bars to bringing claims of discrimination to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) or its state equivalent. When those deadlines are missed, employees will sometimes attempt to seek reinstatement in…