Strategic Employment Law Representation
Darden Restaurants, the parent company of the Red Lobster, Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse chains, has been with a class-action wage and hour lawsuit. The lawsuit, filed under the Fair Labor Standards Act, claims that Darden has been breaking federal employment...
Earlier this month, it was learned that the commander of the Florida-based warship USS The Sullivans had the dubious honor of becoming one of the 12 or so naval officers who have been stripped of their positions so far this year.The reason the man lost his command is...
You would think a doughnut shop would be a pleasant place to work. After all, who doesn't like doughnuts? Any Detroit resident who has a stop at a bakery planned probably has a better morning because of it.However, three franchisees of Dunkin' Donuts recently sued the...
As any Detroit viewer knows, the shows on MTV are hardly politically correct. Now, according to a new lawsuit, the working environment at MTV's corporate offices is not, either.A former vice president for MTV has sued the network, alleging sex and age discrimination....
Earlier on this blog, we told Detroit readers about how two unpaid interns who had worked on the set of Natalie Portman's Oscar-winning film "The Black Swan" had sued Fox Searchlight, alleging that their internship program violated wage and hour laws.Now, the interns...
In previous posts, we have touched on the Family and Medical Leave Act. This is one of the most important laws for workers, but it's also one of the largest and most cumbersome to apply.Because it's so important and yet also so complex, we will probably have several...
If a Detroit worker performs eight hours of work, then he or she deserves to be paid for those eight hours. That's a basic presumption of employment law, and even of our society in general. It's so fair and reasonable that you would think no one could argue against...
Young Detroit women who shop at Wet Seal might find themselves a little less likely to go the clothing retailer in the future if the allegations contained in a recent discrimination suit are true. The suit, which was filed in Wet Seal's home state of California,...
Getting fired is never a good thing, especially if your termination was wrongful. If you feel something was unjust about being dismissed from your job, you might want to talk to a Detroit-area employment law attorney about the matter. In some cases, filing a lawsuit...
A story that touches on employment law has grabbed the attention of the national media. Although it has nothing to do with Detroit or Michigan, we thought it might still be worth exploring on our employment law blog since there is a good chance many of our readers...