Detroit's Deputy Fire Commissioner Fred Wheeler lost his temper when confronted by a television news reporter earlier this week. No one is disputing that. But did he deserve to be nudged out of his job over the incident?Detroit Mayor Dave Bing released a statement...
Month: May 2012
Are Detroit firefighters violating employment contracts by drinking on the job?
A Detroit news station has made several salacious allegations in a recent report about whether Detroit firefighters drink on the job.In many fields of work, abstaining from alcohol while on the clock is expressly demanded in employment agreements or employment...
Detroit’s Metroparks facing claims of age and racial discrimination
A majority of Detroit residents would agree that diversity in the workplace brings many benefits. However, sometimes a push for diversity among employees can result in unfair workplace discrimination.Metro Detroit's Metroparks police department currently stands...
AT&T loses religious discrimination suit, ordered to pay $5M
An AT&T worker who converted to Islam in 2005 was shocked at the change in the way her coworkers treated her. They had never bothered her before, but now they called her hijab "that thing on her head" and referred to her as a "towelhead" and a "terrorist." What...
Contract dispute jeopardizes work at Caterpillar manufacturing plant
Caterpillar, the name see on the heavy equipment popping up around road construction projects all over Detroit this time of year, is facing an issue with its employees at a Midwest production facility. Workers at the Caterpillar plant in Joliet, Illinois, are locked...