Nearly 300 government entities in one state ranging from agencies and municipalities to school districts and hospitals understandably thought they were getting a great deal from their wireless carriers.Here’s why, as noted in a recent media article: Industry...
Month: September 2020
The glass ceiling: an invisible but real workplace barrier
Some workers in Michigan and elsewhere - research often points to female employees - feel that something in the workplace is just wrong even when all relevant factors seem unproblematic on the surface.Those employees look around their office or other work venue and...
Sterling Employment Law clients prevail in discrimination case
Most employees in virtually all work realms spanning Michigan and the country don’t seek special on-the-job treatment. What they do seek is a level playing field marked by equal opportunity and their managers’ even-handed conduct extended toward all...
One occupational realm where age discrimination prominently surfaces
America’s high-tech industry is justifiably vaunted on a number of fronts. Tech startups fuel futuristic ideas that promote job growth and produce new products and services of great utility. Tech companies attract competition, which naturally propels development...
Company with Michigan ties settles after whistleblower lawsuits
A “zero-tolerance policy toward trade fraud” is what a U.S. Customs official stressed recently in connection with so-called “qui tam” litigation brought by whistleblowers under the federal False Claims Act.Here’s what that meant for CWD...
Governor: Michigan state employees must complete bias training
State employees in Michigan will be required to enroll in "implicit bias training" as part of an executive directive signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Aug. 5. The directive also recognized racism as "a public health crisis," citing the disproportionate number of...