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...
Employee And Union Rights
Employee And Union Rights
Month: November 2018
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...