Strategic Employment Law Representation
In a February decision, the U.S. Supreme Court clarified who is entitled to receive whistleblower protection under the Dodd-Frank Act.The issue for the court was whether Dodd-Frank shields employees who report wrongdoing to their employer but not to the Securities and...
A nurse anesthetist, who was allegedly on contract with Sparrow Carson Hospital, complained to the State of Michigan in October about an orthopedic surgeon on staff by the hospital. On Nov. 2, an investigation was opened due to his complaint. Shortly after, the...
When you switch jobs or consider switching jobs, you probably compare the advantages or disadvantages of one job over the other. If the switch is desirable to you, but doesn't quite meet your requirements, you may be able to negotiate a better deal at your potential...
Gender discrimination is illegal, but it still happens in workplaces all across the country. Men and women do not always get the same opportunities, based solely on their gender.Some examples include: Refusing to pay someone the same amount that a worker of the...
In the wake of 9/11, a TSA federal air marshal unleashed information that TSA's Federal Air Marshal Service intended to remove air marshals from transcontinental flights. These were flights that were targeted for another terrorist attack by Al Qaeda per a confirmed...
In the wake of the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal, the president of Michigan State University resigned from her position of presidency after facing angry and vicious criticism. Lou Ann Simons, claimed it is "only natural that I am the focus of this anger," and...
Pregnant women all across the country are still finding discrimination in the workplace a problem when it comes to motherhood. Approximately 31,000 charges were filed for discrimination against pregnant women in the U.S. from 2010 to 2015. That averages around 6,000...
The trial is underway in Flint, Mich., regarding citywide lead water contamination. Three suspended employees and one fired employee from the Department of Environmental Quality are charged with involuntary manslaughter and misconduct in the office.The charges are the...
Employee discrimination charges can be filed with the Michigan Department of Civil Rights or with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Discrimination, under Michigan's Elliott-Larson Civil Rights Act, is asserted any time an employer uses race, color,...
Passage of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination based on sex. But a series of court decisions have shaped the legal details regarding sexual harassment.One landmark decision was made in 1993, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that...