Employment Law

As an employee, it is quite common to experience various challenges at the workplace. From spiteful colleagues to an ever-demanding boss, such challenges might derail any meaningful progress made. In the worst case scenario, an employer might fire you for engaging in...

Witnessing employment disputes has become a norm in recent years in various occupations. Whether such arguments stem from conflicts between co-workers or feuds between employees and their bosses, solving them cannot be emphasized enough. The Equal Employment...

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission enforces federal laws aimed at protecting immigrants from employment discrimination or harassment on several grounds. These include on the basis of gender, age, religion, color, race, national origin, physical or mental...

One of the age-old questions for workers is how they are classified, are you an employee or an independent contractor? Believe or not, but that classification significantly impacts your rights as a worker. Employees are entitled greater protections whereas independent...

As an employee, you're at least somewhat familiar with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which governs things like overtime pay, child labor and minimum wage. Making sure your employer is compliant with the FLSA is extremely important but the ins and outs of the...

Under Michigan law, employees are eligible to receive overtime at a rate of one-and-one-half times their general hourly wage. That being said, employers are only obligated to pay their employees overtime in cases in which there is a voluntary, written agreement in...

Although the state minimum wage in Michigan currently stands at $8.15 per hour, federal minimum wage holds still at $7.25, a rate it's been at since 2009. The Federal Labor Standards Act is the law that governs both overtime and minimum wage for nearly all businesses...

The United States, unlike Europe, is an "at will" country which means that employers are free to hire and fire at will. Similarly, workers are free to apply and quit at will. The only restrictions are a handful of minimum anti-discrimination statutes and their...

The United States, unlike Europe, is an "at will" country which means that employers are free to hire and fire at will. Similarly, workers are free to apply and quit at will. The only restrictions are a handful of minimum anti-discrimination statutes and their...

Even in the 21st century, women still face a number of workplace discrimination issues and being treated differently due to pregnancy is one of them. This type illegal action occurs when a woman, whether as an employee or applicant for a job, is treated unfavorably...