Category: Lawsuits

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 on his deathbed (and died soon after the false report).   The same day…

On December 9, 2019, BCS fired Plaintiff and four other hospital executives, all of whom were over 40 years old.  On that day they were told that their jobs had been “eliminated” as part of a company-wide reorganization.  Soon afterword BCS did an about face and claimed that the jobs had not been eliminated.  When…

Swatosh filed a lawsuit against Laclede Gas for race discrimination and retaliation. Prior to his termination, Plaintiff worked for Laclede Gas for nearly 15 years.  During this long tenure Plaintiff was an excellent employee with an unblemished work record.  However, a few months prior to his termination, Plaintiff reported to Laclede Gas’ Attorney that he…

Plaintiff, a local cook/bartender/shift supervisor, regularly worked 50-60 hours a week yet Defendants failed and refused to pay Plaintiff his wages, as required by law. Additionally, soon after Plaintiff was hired by Defendants, Plaintiff learned that it is and was Defendants’ practice and policy of repackaging inferior liquor.   Namely, when a bottle of premium alcohol…

In a recently filed federal court lawsuit, the Law Office of Sarah N. Swatosh, LLC, asserted claims on behalf of its clients, several municipal employees who allege that the Village of Cahokia, Mayor of Cahokia and four Village Trustees retaliated against them because they refused to support the Defendants in an April 2015 election campaign…