Strategic Employment Law Representation
Unemployment benefits in Michigan are distributed by the state's Unemployment Insurance Agency. A person who is seeking unemployment benefits cannot be working but must be physically capable of working. An active, constant job search must also be underway. Also, the...
Many Michigan employers provide a long-term disability insurance program as part of their employee benefits package. A good example of such a program is the one available to Michigan state employees. Employees of the State of Michigan have the right to enroll in a...
In Michigan as in the rest of the United States, most employees are at-will employees with no employment contract. High level or executive employees, however, are often in a position to negotiate an employment contract that can, among other things, protect them from...
According to the Equal Pay Act, all employers must pay similar wages to both men and women who perform similar tasks at the workplace. Equal pay, in this context, refers to all wages and benefits including salary, overtime, bonus, insurance, stock options and other...
Terms of employment contracts should be well-negotiated for the best deal. Recently, the seven-year employment contract of University of Michigan's new football coach was revealed and the contract's value was far more than anticipated. He will earn close to $40.1...
Most Michigan workers understand that employment-related disputes can severely affect a person's career prospects if the disputes are not handled appropriately and at the right time. This rule holds true for employees in every type of job, but probably the most...
Michigan's Payment of Wages and Fringe Benefits Act of 1978 provides employees in the state with a certain set of rights in matters related to wage and hour laws. In addition to those rights, there are certain responsibilities that all employers in Michigan must...
Every worker wants to be paid on time. To ensure that workers in Michigan receive their wages and benefits on a timely basis, state lawmakers passed the Payment of Wages and Fringe Benefits Act in 1978 to set clear guidelines for both workers and employers. The act...
Employment discrimination is prohibited by law in Michigan. There are numerous policies, regulations and statutes prohibiting several types of discrimination at the workplace across the state. Workplace discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, sex,...
Any termination of employment in violation of federal and state anti-discrimination laws is termed wrongful termination. Recently, a city clerk in Grand Rapids, Michigan filed a wrongful termination lawsuit of $1 million against the Mayor and the city government for...