The trial is underway in Flint, Mich., regarding citywide lead water contamination. Three suspended employees and one fired employee from the Department of Environmental Quality are charged with involuntary manslaughter and misconduct in the office.The charges are the...
Month: January 2018
Filing discrimination charges
Employee discrimination charges can be filed with the Michigan Department of Civil Rights or with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Discrimination, under Michigan's Elliott-Larson Civil Rights Act, is asserted any time an employer uses race, color,...
How Sandra Day O’Connor changed sexual harassment law
Passage of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination based on sex. But a series of court decisions have shaped the legal details regarding sexual harassment.One landmark decision was made in 1993, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that...
Being a whistleblower may take some bravery
If you see something going on at your business or with your employer that you know is wrong, do you have what it takes to be a whistleblower? It is not unusual to not want to be the one to expose unethical practices or illegal activity. It can be scary to say the...
Menards founder wins case against former girlfriend/employee
What happens when you don't have an employee contract and you mix work and pleasure? Apparently, nothing good. The founder of Menards building supply stores, John Menard, and his ex-fiancée would probably both attest to this. Unfortunately, when in a...