Last week, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder signed a new business court bill designed to improve and streamline commercial and business disputes in Michigan. The bill, effective Jan 1st, will send all employment disputes exceeding $25,000 to a special business court...
The owner of several Panera Bread franchises recently agreed to pay $76,000 to settle a class action lawsuit filed by black workers who alleged that they were discriminated against for being black.(Please note that this suit was filed against the owner of Panera...
By now, we hope that Detroit readers understand that a workplace cannot discriminate on the basis of sex, race, ability/disability or religion. Those are pretty firmly set "protected classes," meaning demographics that courts and lawmakers have realized are sometimes...
One message we want Detroit-area residents to hear loud and clear from this blog is that they have rights in the workplace. Certainly, you can be fired if there are performance issues and you can be laid off if economic situations truly merit a reduction in staff. But...
Disabled Michigan workers should be aware of a recent ruling that stood for protecting the rights of disabled workers who may be subject to disability discrimination.In this case a company supplied disabled workers to a turkey plant in another state. Those workers...
Have you seen the music video for "Gangnam Style"? Lots of people in Detroit have. Thanks to its catchy sound, unusual dance moves and intriguingly unfamiliar imagery, this Korean rap video has gone viral on sites like YouTube. Even if U.S. viewers can't understand...
Darden Restaurants, the parent company of the Red Lobster, Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse chains, has been with a class-action wage and hour lawsuit. The lawsuit, filed under the Fair Labor Standards Act, claims that Darden has been breaking federal employment...
Earlier this month, it was learned that the commander of the Florida-based warship USS The Sullivans had the dubious honor of becoming one of the 12 or so naval officers who have been stripped of their positions so far this year.The reason the man lost his command is...
You would think a doughnut shop would be a pleasant place to work. After all, who doesn't like doughnuts? Any Detroit resident who has a stop at a bakery planned probably has a better morning because of it.However, three franchisees of Dunkin' Donuts recently sued the...
As any Detroit viewer knows, the shows on MTV are hardly politically correct. Now, according to a new lawsuit, the working environment at MTV's corporate offices is not, either.A former vice president for MTV has sued the network, alleging sex and age discrimination....
