The small village of Oshtemo Township in the state of Michigan adopted a non-discrimination ordinance on Aug. 27 that will soon take place in the local town's workforce. A vote of 6 to 1 was able to capture the success of this ordinance, which many are calling a step...
Month: August 2013
Michigan court upholds employee rights for state workers
A Michigan court upheld a controversial right-to-work law that bans union fees as a condition of employment in the state. Employee rights were cited as the reason, but Michigan's heavily unionized work force saw the decision as a political strike against labor unions....
Amputee wins discrimination case against FBI
Michigan readers may take an interest in the following account of an amputee who recently won a discrimination case against the FBI. The man was asked to leave training camp allegedly over concerns about his ability to shoot a gun because he has a prosthetic hand. The...
Employee fired after being trapped in Gaza violence
A man who was fired from his job with a Detroit automaker in 2007 after he was stranded in Gaza has sued for discrimination. In 2007, a product engineer for a major Detroit automaker was approved for an extended leave of absence beginning June 1. Before the man left...
Superior Court rules against discriminated workers
After a group of 22 cocktail servers brought a weight-discrimination lawsuit against their former employer, a superior court judge ruled against them. Michigan is the only state in the U.S. that expressly prohibits workplace discrimination based on height or weight,...