According to the most recent reports of the Social Security Administration, those waiting to have their denied claims for Social Security disability benefits reviewed by and administrative law judge has reached 1 million. The average wait time for these appeals is two...
Employee And Union Rights
Employee And Union Rights
Year: 2017
What would make me a whistleblower under Michigan law?
Michigan employment law protects many different types of workers. One of the groups of workers the law protects is people who are both commonly and in legal parlance called whistleblowers. Generally speaking, a whistleblower is one who blows the whistle on his or her...
Congratulations Bruce A. Miller!
Miller Cohen PLC is proud of our founding partner Bruce A Miller on his selection as a recipient of the Miller Family Wayne Law Alumni Wall of Fame Award. The Wall of Fame Award is the highest award presented by Wayne State University Law School. It recognizes...
Lawyers You Can Rely On
Miller Cohen attorneys have long been dedicated to the labor movement. Our attorneys strive to represent our brothers and sisters in labor in a variety of venues and courtrooms. As part of our mission, our attorneys have worked hard to become experts in our fields and...
What can an attorney do to speed up my disability appeal?
Many Detroit residents, particularly those who are either applying for disability or thinking about doing so, have probably heard the news about notoriously long waiting times should they need to take an appeal of their application for disability to an Administrative...
Review of the Family Medical Leave Act
Many workers in Detroit, Michigan, from time to time have emergencies or other special situations come up that could require that they be away from work for an extended period of time. For example, a Detroit resident may need a few weeks off while recovering from a...
If I get hurt at work, can I get Social Security disability?
Many people in Detroit, Michigan, get hurt at work. Unfortunately, too many of these injuries end in a worker being disabled and unable to earn an income. When this happens, a worker has options. For instance, Michigan, like other states, has a workers' compensation...
Redistricting Reform and the Labor Movement
As we approach Labor Day, it is with a recognition that working people have suffered at the hands of the Republican dominated state legislature. These Republican legislators have enacted "right to work" along with a long series of bills that limit rights to collective...
Former Michigan police chief sues for age discrimination
Age discrimination is strictly prohibited by federal and Michigan laws, but that does not prevent it from happening. When thinking of age discrimination in the workplace, many people in Michigan may imagine a worker who is very elderly. However, according to a report...
Anatomy of a federal discrimination case
Our Detroit, Michigan, employment and labor log blog has made it clear on many different occasions that many forms of discrimination, for example racial discrimination, are illegal under federal law. However, some Detroit residents might not know exactly how a lawsuit...