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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...
Whistleblowers get a bad rap and face a lot of challenges with their employment. Luckily, there are ways to protect and defend these courageous agents of ethics. What is a Whistleblower? A whistleblower is essentially an employee that witnesses or becomes wise to...
Workplace discrimination is the treatment of employees either by employers or fellow employees, in which the victim is punished or harassed on an unethical and illegal basis. Although workplace discrimination is illegal on both the state and federal levels, it is an...
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...
A sculptor at General Motors filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against the auto-making giant on Jan. 11, 2017. In it, she called her employer "one of the last old boys' clubs". The lawsuit comes more than three years after the company's landmark appointment of a...
Employees and employers don't always see eye to eye on employment decisions. Often, there is very little workers can do in these situations besides seeking an explanation from the employer.However, in cases where an employment decision actually violates an employee's...
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...
After working hard to get through college, you were proud of your degree and felt prepared for the line of work you chose. However, things may not be turning out as you expected. Your job search has been frustrating. After what seemed like a great interview, you...
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...