You may have been out of work for more than a year, recovering from a serious traumatic brain injury you suffered in a car accident. Or you have been undergoing cancer treatment, but you now are cancer-free and want to return to work. What should you know about...
Month: February 2021
What constitutes national origin discrimination?
Discrimination based on national origin includes some aspects of race discrimination, but it focuses on the person’s country of origin. In the United States, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits national origin discrimination in many aspects of...
Age discrimination under cover of COVID-19
Unemployment has soared during the coronavirus pandemic for all age groups, but none faster than for workers 55 and older. The Schwartz Centre for Economic Policy Analysis says by January 2021, 3 million older Americans lost their jobs due to the pandemic. During the...
Are there consequences for reporting illegal workplace actions?
When a business commits illegal activities like discrimination, wage and hour fraud, or tax crimes, an employee can feel powerless to do anything to stop it. When an employee is suffering from these infringements upon their employment rights, they may feel taking a...
Can I get Social Security disability benefits because of a mental illness?
Sometimes, you may feel like a mental health condition has taken over your life. You may have a traumatic event that spurs your underlying anxiety and depression. Or you may suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after a bad car accident or domestic...
Can ‘at-will’ workers be fired for any reason in Michigan?
Michigan, like nearly every other state in the U.S., is considered an at-will employment state. That means companies can generally fire employees for a legitimate reason at any time. Those reasons include terminating workers not meeting performance standards,...