Strategic Employment Law Representation
When you get pregnant, you know you need to take care of yourself to protect your child. You take vitamins, eat healthily and try to avoid situations that cause too much stress. But if your employer doesn't respect your need for accommodations, you may find yourself...
Searching for a new job is stressful, even when unemployment is low, and you may find a new position quickly. One thing you may be concerned about is how a potential employer will react if a company knows you have a mental health condition, such as depression, PTSD or...
If you are one of the many Detroit area workers who are not protected by a union, you more than likely are an at-will employee. You may not even realize you are an at-will employee though. Only employees who have signed a specific employment contract (often upper...
Used properly, a performance improvement plan (PIP) can be a powerful tool. Used improperly, PIPs can be costly and destructive.There’s a perception in the sales world that PIPs are the first step toward firing an employee. Like many perceptions, it’s...
When a professional sports team hires a new general manager, it makes the head coach nervous. Why? Because GMs often want to hire their own head coach.The same is true at the top of corporations. When control changes, top executives can be placed in precarious...
The Americans With Disabilities Act protects the disabled. Signed into law in 1990, the ADA makes it illegal to discriminate on the basis of disability. The ADA has been the law of the land for nearly 30 years, but it still can be confusing to people.Take this...
"Employment law" consists of federal and state laws, rules and regulations, plus precedent from court decisions. Here are four facts about Michigan employment law that you might not be aware of. You can see your personnel file. Have you ever wondered what's in your...
Michigan is an employment-at-will state, which means employers can dismiss employees for no reason, good reason, or even a bad reason.This does not mean, however, that an employer can fire an employee for an illegal reason. When that happens, it's called wrongful...
The gender pay gap has been in the news recently, thanks in part due to a court ruling that said employers cannot ask prospective employees about their pay history.In April, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit sided with a California worker who...
The United States is the only developed country in the world that does not guarantee paid leave to new mothers and fathers. For that reason, many new parents have to rush back to work soon after giving birth.While the calls for guaranteed paid parental leave have been...