When you are fresh out of college, you are excited to see where your career will take you. You may be willing to put in long hours and do some grunt work to rise up to a higher-level position at your company. Maybe you have a goal of being a manager before you are 30....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
The state’s Whistleblowers’ Protection Act (WPA) safeguards Michigan workers who report illegal conduct by an employer. While each case is different, there are instances where WPA protections do not extend to workers who witness wrongful activity by the company. These...
When you suffer a serious injury or illness that keeps you from working, you can feel more than discouraged. You likely are concerned how long it will be before you can return to work or you might know you now have a disability that prevents you from working your...
In single-gender-dominated fields, discrimination can take on forms that people are unfamiliar with. The first step in ending discriminatory practices that create a hostile working environment is to identify them in the first place. The damage of gendered workspaces...
