Strategic Employment Law Representation
An agreement with employees or their representatives is binding for both the employer and the employees. It is the foundation upon which a solid relationship is built and it binds people together who have a common goal. Michigan employees would generally agree that...
Many employees in Detroit, Michigan, rely on employment contracts when disagreements arise from workplace disputes. Unfortunately, even the smallest oversight in an employment contract can completely alter the intentions of the employer and the employees. A northern...
Michigan state employee unions are launching a campaign against the state's governor, claiming he is a "flip-flopper" on the topics of bargaining and right-to-work legislation. Just two years ago, the governor pledged to collaborate with the unions collectively, which...
Letters recently sent out by Detroit's mayor's office stating that the city would no longer honor union contracts with fire, paramedic and police unions have caused quite a stir. By April 3, the letter was disavowed by the state-appointed emergency manager who was...
Some Michigan Republicans are hot under the collar over maneuvers they believe are meant to thwart our state's hot -button "right to work" law, which goes into effect Thursday.Detroit readers will recall that law makes it illegal for unions to force people to pay...
There are many fields of employment that tend to include employment contracts here in Michigan and throughout the country. One of these is the television industry, wherein actors and actresses often work under the terms of a contract that governs the compensation,...
Detroit readers who liked watching Ann Curry co-host "Today" on NBC are going to have to make an adjustment; on Thursday, Curry announced that it was her last show.The move was not unexpected. For weeks, celebrity websites and supermarket checkout aisle tabloids had...
In 2008, Best Buy, where Detroit readers have probably purchased an electronics item at some point, acquired the digital music sharing service. But then, things changed. iTunes came along and Napster was no longer relevant. Ultimately, Best Buy wound up selling...
A Detroit news station has made several salacious allegations in a recent report about whether Detroit firefighters drink on the job.In many fields of work, abstaining from alcohol while on the clock is expressly demanded in employment agreements or employment...