Workplace discrimination is a serious matter that can lower employee morale. Under federal employment law, employers are required to hire applicants without regard to their gender, faith, political belief, disability or age. Employees should be treated fairly with the...
Month: March 2014
Are employee rights being violated in pension dispute?
An ongoing battle between retirees and Wayne County, Michigan, has landed their dispute in the Michigan Supreme Court.Over three years ago, Wayne County stopped funding the Inflation Equity Fund which paid county retirees an extra pension check each year based upon...
Muslim man awarded $1.1M by Detroit jury for discrimination
A 56-year-old Muslim-American man was awarded one of the largest decisions ever granted in an employment discrimination case by a Detroit federal court jury on Feb. 27. According to the report, the plaintiff had arrived in Michigan more than twenty years ago and...
Lack of protection for some temporary employees
Some temporary workers are being exploited in Michigan and around the country by companies seeking to keep them on for years without ever hiring them as full-time employees. These permatemps -- so-called because they are basically permanent workers with temporary...