The world's largest retailer, Wal-Mart, is squarely in the crosshairs of a sex discrimination class action lawsuit that may have far reaching implications on sex-based bias in the workplace. On April 26, 2010, a federal appeals court in San Francisco ruled that the...
Employee And Union Rights
Employee And Union Rights
Year: 2013
Pregnancy discrimination common among low-wage workers, report finds
Many employers routinely discriminate against pregnant workers, a recent report reveals, despite state and federal laws specifically prohibiting these practices. According to the report by the National Women's Law Center and A Better Balance, a legal organization that...
Legality of Michigan’s Controversial Right-To-Work Law Questioned
Last month, Michigan's new right-to-work (RTW) laws became effective. Since December 6, 2012 - the date the legislation was introduced and passed by Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and Republican legislative leaders - at least three lawsuits have been filed challenging...
Hollywood drama provides real life example of contract law
At times, the drama in Hollywood actually provides an example that the rest of the world can learn from. Charlie Sheen is providing one such example. Sheen, formerly famous for his time with CBS's popular comedy Two and Half Men, perhaps as much for his exit from the...
Attorney Richard Mack Interview on WJR
Attorney Richard Mack Interview on WJR
Miller Cohen Attorney Robert Fetter obtains a historic $5.5 million back pay award on behalf of four wrongfully terminated union members.
In a dispute which lasted nearly nine years, attorney Robert Fetter argued that four court officers, each a member of AFSCME Council 25 and its Local 917, were wrongfully terminated from 36th District Court real estate division between 2004 and 2007. "Normally,...