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Amendment 3 Extends Protections to Medical Marijuana

November 8, 2022February 22, 2023Sarah Swatosh

Missouri voters passed Amendment 3 to the Missouri Constitution, which legalized recreational and medicinal marijuana in the state of Missouri. The amendment took effect on December 8, 2022.  The amendment does not provide any employment rights to users of recreational marijuana. Missouri
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Swatosh files lawsuit on behalf of Medicare/Medicaid Whistleblower

April 20, 2022May 4, 2022Sarah Swatosh

On the morning of September 10, 2021, Plaintiff notified the County that its skilled nursing home (Oak Hill) had been engaging in Medicare/Medicaid fraud.   Among other fraudulently submitted information, the County coded a patient as ambulatory. In reality, however, the patient was
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2022 Minimum Wage

January 1, 2022February 22, 2023Sarah Swatosh

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  • 2026 Minimum Wage
  • Repeal of Paid Sick Leave in Missouri
  • Federal Employment Law After Trump’s 2025 Inauguration
  • Illinois Equal Pay Act
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Discrimination

Workplace discrimination can take many different forms, both subtle and more direct. Employees may experience discrimination in the workplace in several ways, including unequal pay, denial of privileges, or being passed over for a position because of one’s gender, race, age, disability, or
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Non-Compete Agreements

Harassment

Unlawful workplace harassment often accompanies workplace discrimination. Like discrimination, workplace harassment based on race, gender, religion and other characteristics is illegal. Any trait that provides the basis for illegal discrimination can also be the basis for illegal harassment HARASSMENT HAS NO PLACE
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Leaves of Absence

A leave of absence is time allowed away from work, generally requested by an employee, to cover unusual circumstances occurring in the employee’s life. The leave of absence is used when the employee’s time off from work is not covered under an
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Minimum Wage & Overtime

An honest day’s work for an honest day’s pay. While most employers live up to their end of this bargain, some do not. When companies fail to pay overtime to employees who qualify for it, or fail to pay employees minimum wage,
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Whistleblower

The lives and careers of employees can be damaged by pressure from an employer to commit illegal acts. Employees have the right to resist engaging in illegal conduct and to report it without fear of punishment and retaliation.  When a company retaliates
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Negotiating Severance Agreements

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The Law Office of Sarah N. Swatosh is a boutique law firm specializing in employment, wrongful termination and labor law. Sarah is the founding and managing member of the law office.

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2026 Minimum Wage

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Repeal of Paid Sick Leave in Missouri

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Federal Employment Law After Trump’s 2025 Inauguration

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