In 2015, Congress made changes to the disability insurance program administered by the Social Security Administration (SSA) to stave off depletion of its financial reserve. However, this did not address underlying problems with the Social Security Disability Insurance...
Employee And Union Rights
Employee And Union Rights
Year: 2018
Sick leave benefits cut by legislature
Late last month, the Michigan Senate voted to amend paid sick and minimum wage laws that were adopted in September This proposed change to a new employment law that did not take effect would exempt over 160,000 small businesses in the state from providing paid sick...
Dealing with marijuana at work
Recreational marijuana will be legal in Michigan next month. However, legal marijuana use presents some employment law dilemmas and can impact worker rights. Employers may continue to ban marijuana use at work and enforce drug free workplace policies. However, most...
Tips for Avoiding Child Custody Disputes During the Holidays
Most parents want to spend the holidays with their children. But when a couple divorces, the holidays are split between the two new households. Custody disputes have the potential to ruin the seasonal spirit of joy for both you and your children. Here are some...
After the Passage of Proposal 1: Employers Can Still Fire Employees for Recreational Use of Marijuana
Michigan voters recently voted to pass Proposal 1, a proposal to legalize the recreational use and possession of marijuana for persons 21 years of age and older. Although the proposal passed, as of November 2018, the results have not yet been certified and marijuana...
Improving Social Security disability eligibility
Americans pay FICA taxes over the life of their careers and have the right to file Social Security disability claims when they cannot work because of a disabling condition. But, eligibility for Social Security Disability is strict, and claimants need to take several...
Understanding Social Security Disability
Workers in this country who are in their 20s have a 30 percent chance of having a disabling condition that would keep them from working for at least three months but, like most Americans, do not have disability insurance. Social Security Disability can provide needed...
Over two-thirds of women have been sexually harassed
According to a study that was recently conducted, over two-thirds of women have reported experiencing some form of sexual harassment directed against them. The study found that 77 percent of the women who responded reported experiencing some form of sexual harassment....
Can I get workers compensation and Social Security Disability?
It is a sad reality that even in the safest workplaces, employees in the Detroit still get hurt and at times get injured very seriously. When this happens, as other posts on this blog have mentioned, an employee may be able to get compensation through Michigan's...
McDonald’s workers striking over harassment
Workers at McDonalds planned a nationwide 10-city strike on September 18. Through the walkout, they are trying to push management to take stronger measures to combat sexual harassment. The lead organizers are women who took employment law action by filing complaints...