To attract top talent more mid-size companies have started offering deferred compensation plan to CEOs, COOs and directors. Individual circumstances and future goals will influence whether to defer or not. Compensation and benefits are significant terms in an offer...
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Month: October 2017
Should workers have paid sick leave? How about dogs?
People are familiar with the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), which requires larger companies to hold an employee's job open while they care for their own health, or a family member. However, the FMLA only requires that unpaid leave be provided. The United States is...
David Nacht was quoted in the Detroit News regarding Title IX
David Nacht was quoted in the October 12, 2017 Detroit News article by Ingrid Jacques, "Students accused of sexual assault have rights". "Nacht believes the Appeals Court decision might be as important - if not more - than DeVos' announcement. He sees it as pushing...
NachtLaw Attorneys Recognized in 2017 Michigan Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists
NachtLaw is pleased to announce that three attorneys are included in the 2017 Michigan Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists. The 2017 Super Lawyers include: David Nacht - Employment & Labor Super Lawyers is an attorney rating service of outstanding lawyers from...
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Expands Accused Rights in College Disciplinary Proceedings
"Cross-examination is the greatest legal engine ever invented for the discovery of truth." So wrote John Henry Wigmore, legendary judge and legal scholar. However, when a college student is faced with a disciplinary proceeding, cross examination has not been required...
Can your employment agreement require individual arbitration?
Found in the fine print of a contract that you probably signed shortly before you started work or on your first day, could be an arbitration clause. These have recently proliferated. In the employment context, collective actions have long allowed you and co-workers to...