Some Michigan Republicans are hot under the collar over maneuvers they believe are meant to thwart our state's hot -button "right to work" law, which goes into effect Thursday.Detroit readers will recall that law makes it illegal for unions to force people to pay...
Month: March 2013
Differing court interpretations of law draw out whistleblowing case
When it comes to state laws, people in Michigan know that it can get complicated and sometimes hard to follow. But what many people may not realize is that it's because of these complexities that cases often times get caught up in the court system for long periods of...
Could NFL teams be violating employment discrimination laws?
Fans of the Detroit Lions are paying close attention to the team and the National Football League this time of year. While the regular season doesn't begin until after Labor Day, this is the time of year when NFL teams determine what their squads will look like in the...
Michigan whistleblower vows to appeal wrongful termination case
A former employee who believes that he was wrongfully terminated for reporting misconduct will appeal a Michigan jury's decision that his dismissal was not unlawful, his attorney said last week.Last Tuesday, a jury in Harbor Springs found that while the employee, a...
Michigan woman: I was fired from Boy Scout camp for being a lesbian
Recently, news broke that the Boy Scouts of America is considering revisiting its longstanding ban on allowing gay scouts and scoutmasters. This news has attracted quite a bit of attention because the Boy Scouts is an iconic U.S. organization and this policy has been...