{"disclaimer":"This is a summary of public court records and is not legal advice. Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"edgar-alfonzo-banks","displayName":"Edgar Alfonzo Banks","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd84186:2021-10-26","opinionId":"a99eab19-8097-52d7-a608-cc022bd3a550","slug":"edgar-alfonzo-banks-v-kansas-city-area-transportation-authority-d84186","caseName":"Edgar Alfonzo Banks\nvs. \nKansas City Area Transportation Authority","caseNumber":"WD84186","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2021-10-26","year":2021,"display_summary":"Edgar A. Banks sued the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) for sex discrimination and retaliation under the Missouri Human Rights Act (MHRA). The trial court dismissed Banks' claims for failure to state a claim, finding that the KCATA, a bi-state agency created by an interstate compact, was not subject to the MHRA. The appellate court affirmed, holding that the MHRA and the Kansas Act Against Discrimination (KAAD) were not \"complementary or parallel\" due to differing burdens of proof, thus imposing an impermissible unilateral burden on the KCATA.","primaryTopic":"administrative-law","topicSlugs":["administrative-law","employment-law","civil-procedure","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=181479","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/edgar-alfonzo-banks-v-kansas-city-area-transportation-authority-d84186","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"employment","label":"Employment Law","href":"/practice-areas/employment","score":38,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: employment","topic: employment-law","text: discrimination","text: retaliation","text: mhra"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/employment"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}