Missouri Employee Rights and
Missouri Employment Law Info, since 2002

Employment law is full of traps.
Here are some that ruin many cases:

• “Take this job and shove it!” - You’re upset, so you resign. Now you have THREE problems: 1) You’re upset, 2) You’re unemployed, and 3) You may have greatly weakened or even destroyed your potential case. See my article on Constructive Discharge for more info. — Get legal advice before you resign, please.

• Complaints are a Catch-22 - Both what you say and also what you don’t say will be used against you in court. When people complain to their employers, or file complaints with government agencies, they often greatly weaken their potential cases by saying too much of the wrong stuff and not enough of the right stuff. See my article on Making complaints for more info. — Get legal advice before making complaints, please, to make sure you say the right things.

Raising awareness in Missouri:

The info on this site is directed at the people of Missouri only, to raise their awareness about many aspects of their Missouri Employee Rights and about employment law in general.

Employment law is complex and is different everywhere. This site focuses on my view of how employment law tends to work in Missouri. TimsLaw.com is for Missouri Residents Only, please, and here’s more info about that..

So let your awareness be raised, and then go see a lawyer and get some actual legal advice about what you should do in your specific circumstances. Caution: General legal info is not a substitute for legal advice. Here’s why

Don’t jump to conclusions - Call lawyers:

Please don’t read this site and then say “I don’t have a case.” If you do that, you may be doing yourself a disservice.

Call a lawyer and let a lawyer determine whether a legal theory might be available to you. If the first lawyer can’t help you, call another lawyer. Many people talk to several lawyers before they find one who can help them.

I have a page explaining What a Plaintiff’s Employment Lawyer is and how to find one. I guarantee that other lawyers will disagree with me about some of the info and opinions I present on this site.

Tim’s Employment Law Services:

• About St. Louis Employment Lawyer Tim Willoughby
• CONTACT: How best to contact Tim.
• CONSULTS: How I handle consult requests.
• FEES/Expenses: Tim’s services and fees explained.
• Telephone consults are possible

Tim’s job-seekers page:

Tips and Links to great sources of information about private and public sector employment opportunities and occupational prospects for the St. Louis area, Missouri, and the Federal Government: Tips and Links for job seekers. Check it out. People tell me they didn’t realize so much info was available on the web.

Miscellaneous:

• Law Students - Special welcome for you
• How Tim learned HTML coding and website building