Since 2004 teaching assistants employed by colleges and universities were denied the right to organize and belong to unions by the National Labor Relations Board. The NLRB is supposed to protect the right of employees to join, or refrain, from joining unions. How is...
Employee And Union Rights
Employee And Union Rights
Month: August 2016
What types of workplace discrimination exist in Michigan?
What types of workplace discrimination exist - and are illegal - in the state of Michigan? This could be a question on the minds of many local workers these days, as jobs may be scarce and workplace conditions less than ideal. Knowing what types of discrimination...
Tenth Circuit Upholds Ruling in Favor of Trucker Safety
The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals denied the Petition for Review of TransAm Trucking Inc. after the United States Department of Labor's Administrative Review Board ("ARB") confirmed an award of an Administrative Law Judge's decision finding that the trucking company...
Social Security Disability benefits convert to retirement
It's not unusual nowadays to hear of people delaying retirement and working longer. With Michigan's uncertain economy and many people attempting to cope with the changing employment landscape, many in the workforce may be wondering how and when they can stop working....