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 leave to their workers.
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.
Miller Cohen Welcomes NLRB Attorney Judith A. Champa
Miller Cohen, PLC is proud to welcome Judith Champa to its team of dedicated lawyers striving to protect working people.
Miller Cohen Welcomes NLRB Attorney Judith A. Champa
Miller Cohen, PLC is proud to welcome Judith Champa to its team of dedicated lawyers striving to protect working people.
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.
McDonald's workers striking over harassment
Marvin Winans sued for wage violations
Federal and state wage and hour laws help assure that workers receive their legally-entitled wages and that improper deductions are not made. In a recently-filed federal lawsuit, a housekeeper sued Grammy-winning Rev. Marvin Williams and his Perfecting Church for employment law violations by requiring her to give 10 percent of her salary to the church and donate money for birthday gifts for supervisors and managers.
Nurse charges patient request is discrimination
A hospital seems to be an unlikely place for workplace discrimination. But, an African-American nurse charged that a Dearborn hospital violated federal and Michigan employment law when it prevented her from treating a patient who objected to her race.
Limiting worker speech
An employee's right to speak does not end when they get a job or report to work. Employment law has some protections that covers certain speech, but workers also need to know its restrictions.
Michigan Supreme Court lets whistleblower case go forward
This month, the Michigan Supreme Court declined to examine a Michigan Court of Appeals opinion that permitted a case under the state's whistleblower laws to proceed. The case appears to have expanded what it means to "report" under the Michigan Whistleblower Protection Act (WPA). It therefore has the potential for having an impact on employees in the state, as well as practitioners of employment law.
