Workers who seek to organize a union are truly heroes. The workers run real risks that threaten their security and that of their families. The National Labor Relations Board issued new rules to speed up the time from the filing of a petition until the election in...
Employee And Union Rights
Employee And Union Rights
Year: 2015
What are “compassionate allowances”?
Illness is not fair. It doesn't stop to examine whether or not a person can survive it or afford to fight it -- it just happens. It can happen to the young and the old, the rich and the poor, the healthy and the meek. No matter the circumstances, a serious illness can...
Building Trades Workers lose benefits with 2011 Republican Amendments to Workers Compensation Law
It used to be that while you were recovering from a job related injury you would continue to draw full workers compensation benefits and be eligible for rehabilitation to get you into shape for a job of comparable wages. No more! Under these 2011 Republican Amendments...
MILLER COHEN, PLC Wins for Discharged Trucker
The United States Department of Labor's Administrative Review Board ("ARB") confirmed an award of an Administrative Law Judge's decision finding that trucking company, TransAm Trucking Inc., violated the Surface Transportation Administration Act when it fired a...
Work credits and qualifying for SSDI benefits
It can be difficult for disabled people to provide for their own needs. While it may be difficult to physically undertake certain tasks, it can be even more difficult for disabled people to financially afford the things they need. This is often because their...
Social Security Disability fund deals with many challenges
Many people need to rely on Social Security Disability Insurance benefits to make ends meet when they are no longer able to work. SSDI benefits are available for certain individuals who have a qualifying disability and are unable to work. These benefits can be a...
Legal help in seeking SSD benefits for mental conditions
Michigan residents who have a clear injury or easily diagnosed physical illness that leads to an inability to work will likely understand that they have the right to seek Social Security disability benefits for injury or illness. Often, medical issues that are more...
Who’s My Employer?
Keith D. Flynn, Esq. is a labor-law attorney at the Miller Cohen firm in Detroit. As the times have changed, so has the workplace. There used to be a time when it was easy to identify one's employer. Now, that question is becoming more and more muddied as companies...
Documentation is crucial when applying for SSD benefits
When an illness or injury prevents a Michigan resident from working, Social Security Disability benefits may be available to help make ends meet. It is not essential that an applicant for SSD benefits demonstrate a total inability to work, just that they show they are...
Inflammatory arthritis sufferers may seek SSD benefits
Inflammatory arthritis is a debilitating condition that affects a large number of people in the United States. Many Michigan residents suffer from this disease, and for many of them it makes holding down a job difficult or even impossible. Those who can demonstrate...