A Muslim woman who worked at a McDonald’s franchise is suing her former employers over claims of religious discrimination and sexual harassment. When the woman converted to Islam in 2017, she started wearing a hijab and requested that she be given time to pray...
Year: 2020
Pregnancy discrimination hurts pregnant women and babies
For women in Michigan, getting pregnant is often one of the happiest times in their lives. They’re looking forward to starting families and becoming mothers. When everything goes smoothly, it’s wonderful. When there are medical complications, things become a lot more...
Workplace discrimination: notable findings on reporting and trust
It's a "vicious cycle," says corporate diversity/inclusion consultant Lily Zheng, and it "keeps systemic inequity deeply entrenched within many workplaces."The cycle Zheng spotlights in a recent Harvard Business Review article is resistantly apparent in many company...
Noncompete agreement enforceability always a key issue
Disputes in the Michigan and national business realm surrounding noncompete agreements occur frequently and often garner prominent judicial attention.Indeed, a recent article on the subject matter stresses that, "The most litigated issue in employment contracts is the...
Wireless carriers settle False Claims Act whistleblower lawsuit
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...
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...