Unwelcome sexual advances can make your job unbearable. It can be even more distressing if they are coming from your superior, someone with the power to affect the direction of your career. Sexual harassment is prohibited by both federal and state laws, although it...
Year: 2022
Do you know what “at-will employment” really is?
When you are hired, you will normally have an at-will employment contract. What this contract generally states is that the employer is allowed to terminate your role at any time. The employer doesn’t have to tell you why they’re firing you, give you any advanced...
Did a company withdraw an employment offer over your pregnancy?
When you have a child on the way, you need career and financial stability more than ever. After all, you will soon be financially responsible for a completely dependent young person. Unfortunately, pregnancy can be a hard time to develop your career. Despite federal...
Did your employer punish you for reporting executive theft?
Here is a scenario that is not uncommon. A person works in accounting and notices a disturbing trend in the paperwork submitted by the company's top salesperson. She then did the right thing, which was to report the issue to the proper authorities. Unfortunately,...
3 reasons people don’t blow the whistle on their employers
You may have recently found information that showed your employer was skimming off the top of their employees’ pay. You may have witnessed systematic racism at your workplace and been told not to talk about it. Your employer may be blatantly breaking the law in some...
Changes in management could lead to discrimination
You never sensed any discrimination from your boss when you got your job. They treated you just the same way they treated all the other employees, and you felt like a valued part of the team. However, that person has now left their position and the owner of the...
2 risks to watch out for when negotiating a severance package
As a highly-skilled or educated employee, you cannot just find a replacement job when your current position ends. It may require months of searching for you to find even one position that matches your skills and even longer for you to get a job that offers comparable...
Know your rights when whistleblowing
Whistleblowing is not just something a train conductor does when a train is approaching the station. Whistleblowing is the act of reporting wrongful activity in the workplace to higher authorities. This may mean reporting fraud, criminal activities, health and safety...
Does your boss have a biased attitude?
You have a tremendous working history with glowing references from all of your previous employers. Your latest opportunity has you feeling very excited and optimistic about your future prospects. Unfortunately, you’ve noticed some behavior from your boss that is...
Michigan high court upholds ruling in teacher retaliation case
The Michigan Supreme Court has weighed in on an employer retaliation case that dates back seven years. It involves a former high school art teacher who had been teaching in the district for nearly 30 years. The teacher claimed that Jackson Public Schools (JPS)...