Strategic Employment Law Representation
Doing the right thing should not be that hard. However, when wrongdoings take place within your workplace and you see it happening, you find yourself in a quandary. Whistleblowers, though, must overcome their fears of ostracization and job termination from their...
You think that by now companies would have a firmer understanding of how to deal with and stamp out racial discrimination in the workplace. However, some companies seem to struggle in the ways to confront this issue, create policies that address it as well as punish...
While women have been a major part of the Michigan workforce for decades, there are still industries and workplaces where men make up the majority of the employees. Unfortunately, women who work in male-dominated industries are often subjected to sexual harassment and...
A fall trial date is expected in the case of a former Ford factory worker who claims she was sexually harassed on the job leading to anxiety, depression as well as physical ailments. The lawsuit against Ford has roots in 2016 involved a female employee who worked...
A University of Michigan computer science professor intends to resign after sexual harassment allegations surfaced regarding his behavior with many female graduate students at off-site conferences, on-campus and off-campus. The case of Prof. Walter Lasecki not only...
Proposed legislation in Michigan would publicly disclose the names of state lawmakers implicated in sexual harassment settlements. In addition, the bipartisan legislation sponsored by Reps. Steve Johnson (R-Wayland) and Abraham Aiyash (D-Hamtramck) would reveal the...
A recent survey of medical professionals revealed that 70% of U.S. oncologists – women and men – have been victims of sexual harassment by their peers or supervisors. A total of 80% of the female respondents reported incidents of sexual harassment in the previous 12...
A Black worker at a transportation firm facility in Southern California complained of racial harassment. Rather than address the situation and correct the issue, Miami-based Ryder and its temporary staffing agency partner chose to fire the employee within days of his...
Some signs of racial discrimination in the workplace are subtle, while others are obvious. The former may include a snub over a job promotion. The latter might be a finger in the chest and taunts from a coworker claiming that you “do not belong in this country.” It is...
The fact that five more women sued tech giant Amazon for discrimination and harassment should not surprise anyone. This type of boorish and illegal behavior continues to happen today even though we may think our workplaces have obliterated and stymied these actions....