Those who decide to become whistleblowers in Michigan are brave people who deserve all of the protections the law provides. After all, it is not easy to call out corruption as it may take a toll on the whistleblower and his or her family. To make an already difficult...
Year: 2019
Workplace discrimination: What constitutes wrongful termination?
The nation's at-will employment laws means that you can lose your job for any reason or no reason at all. For example, perhaps your employer is bleeding profits and is looking to downsize. The at-will law means that you could be fired or laid off even if you have done...
Employment contracts and an ownership of inventions provision
Depending on your profession, you may tinker with a variety of ideas. In fact, you may even have the responsibility of creating new products for your company.With this in mind, it's not out of the question for your employment contract to include an ownership of...
Learn how our pre-termination counseling helps whistleblowers
Have you ever had a job in which you experienced a feeling that you were about to get fired? Perhaps you tried to ignore it and continue performing your duties. A few days or weeks later, sure enough, your boss calls you in and tells you that he or she no longer...
Detroit taproom closes down amid workplace discrimination scandal
If you follow the news at all, you are probably aware of the workplace discrimination scandal involving the Founders Brewing Company's Detroit taproom. One of its former employees has accused the company of workplace discrimination based on race.In 2018, the former...
Review these details before signing an employment contract
You're closer than ever to landing that executive position you've been chasing for so many years. The last thing you have to do is review your employment contract and sign on the dotted line.As excited as you may be about pushing forward, you should never sign an...
When your ethical self convinces you to become a whistleblower
Anyone who decides to become a whistleblower has his or her reasons for speaking out. This may surprise you, but the possibility of gaining a financial reward does not offer much motivation for blowing the whistle. Most whistleblowers in Michigan never receive a huge...
You can do your own part to help end workplace discrimination
Workplace discrimination continues to be a problem for the Detroit workforce. Despite the laws specifically written to protect workers, discrimination based on age, religion, disability and many other factors still happens.To show that it isn't all bad, we want to...
What does a formal severance policy typically include?
Some employers negotiate severance on a case-by-case basis, while others have a formal policy in place.While no two companies take the exact same approach to severance, a formal policy typically includes the following: Conditions: This defines the circumstances in...
What do fair employment contract arbitration clauses look like?
In recent decades, more and more Michigan executive employment contracts have begun including an arbitration clause. This means that the two parties -- employers and employees -- agree to settle any contract disputes or violations outside of a courtroom. When you sign...