Michigan legislators passed the seminal Elliot-Larsen Civil Rights Act more than 40 years ago as a supplementary and clarifying measure to federal safeguards against discrimination.The Michigan law – which has been amended many times since its 1977 enactment...
Month: April 2020
SEC spotlights “milestone” whistleblower case
Do the efforts of American employees who report corporate and governmental fraud sometimes truly pay off for them in meaningful ways?The Unites States Securities and Exchange Commission is hardly equivocal in its answer to that question. The SEC commenced a...
Yes, you should closely review that offered employment contract
There it is. You are a deeply experienced business principal who has worked long and hard to get where you now are, and the fruits of your labor are staring you in the face.To wit: Executives from an enterprise that you have long considered working for have just...
It might be unpleasant, but is it a hostile work environment?
Descriptions of work environments that select employees in companies spanning Michigan and the United States find unpleasant -- even intolerable – run a broad gamut.To wit: Maybe your immediate supervisor is a constant fault finder. Perhaps a manager’s...
Continuing look at whistleblower strategy and select “don’ts”
We spotlighted matters relevant to whistleblowing strategy in a recent blog post. We noted in the firm’s March 31 entry that “there are important don’ts of whistleblowing for employees who want to preserve the strength of...