Detroit Employment Law & Personal Injury Blog

Whether one resides in Michigan or elsewhere, failing to act on a supervisor's request when one feels what is being asked is wrong should not be reason to lose one's job. Unfortunately, for a woman in another state, her refusal to participate allegedly led to her...

Being diagnosed with cancer, in any of its awful forms, can be devastating. There are no guarantees that treatment will work, and the physical toll that the treatments and illness have on one's body can be debilitating. Despite the effects cancer can have on a...

When one is aware of anything wrong or illegal going on at his or her place of work, it can be a tough decision to stand up and say something about it. Fear of retaliation is certainly understandable. However, whistleblower protection laws do exist in Michigan and...

When you first started working with your new boss, it seemed like everything was going just fine. You'd been in the same Michigan office position for nearly 10 years, and although you and several colleagues were sad to see your former boss resign, you held high hopes...

The Interior Department's Office of Inspector General has had to create a whistleblower program in which employees of the National Parks Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and other DOI agencies can report allegations of discrimination and harassment without...

Sadly, there are many Michigan residents who are not properly compensated for their time on the job. Wage and hours employment disputes are common, particularly in certain industries. For example, in another state, a restaurant owner is currently being sued for...

Discrimination in any of its form is unacceptable. Unfortunately, numerous Michigan residents are exposed to various types of discrimination in their places of employment on a frequent basis. Just because workplace discrimination seems to be a common or even normal...

At some point in your life, you may find yourself in a situation where you must decide whether to do the right thing. This type of predicament affects almost everyone at one point or another, and depending on the circumstances surrounding the issue, you may have a...

There are two "kinds" of employment, at-will, and contract. At-will employment means that either you or your employer can terminate the employment relationship, at any time, for any reason. While most employers will treat their employees as "at-will" most employers...

Medicaid patients sometimes pass through many different medical organizations, including ambulance companies, emergency services, doctors' offices and specialists. If you work in the health care industry, you likely understand the amount of paperwork and...