Some employment law stories are just strange. Michigan readers hear the details of what happened and think, "How could the employer even think that was okay?" The recent case of 14 office workers who were dismissed en masse for complaining about their working...
Month: March 2012
Re: Our last post — employer Facebook-stalking gets worse
Thanks in part to our last post, Detroit readers know that employer sometimes hunt around online for information about a prospective employee. That's nothing new. However, there seems to be some evidence that a new trend has started: employers asking job applicants...
Survey: 45 percent of employers use Facebook to screen job applicants
Lots of people here in Detroit have heard warnings about employers using Facebook or other social media sites to screen prospective job applicants, but does that actually happen? Yes, according to a recent survey.About 45 percent of employers use sites such as...
New mom wins $148,000 after wrongful termination related to pregnancy
Pregnant women have it a little harder than the rest of us. There's morning sickness to contend with, to say nothing of all the other physical changes that come along with pregnancy. Furthermore, Michigan mothers will certainly tell you that carrying a baby to term...
Meat giant Tyson settles discrimination claim for $35,000
Most Michigan consumers know Tyson foods as the company that processes the meat they buy in the grocery store. In fact, Tyson is one of the biggest processors of chicken, beef and pork in the country and employs thousands of people. That's why a recent announcement...