Michigan Employment Law Blog
Contractual Obligations in a Time of Pandemic: What is the Impact of Coronavirus on your Home Sale or Business transaction?
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is causing unprecedented economic impact and disruption on a global scale. How does it affect your business or home sale?
Nacht’s Take on the Shutdown
Everyone, including me and the governors that ordered it, hates the shutdown. But some leaders are calling for an early end to it, prior to the time period recommended by epidemiologists. The claim is that “the cure is worse than the disease” or that “old people...
Emergency Paid Sick Leave under the FFCRA
Emergency paid sick leave – Are you covered? Do you qualify? What can you get? How do you get it?
Emergency FMLA Leave under the FFCRA
Emergency FMLA – Are you covered? Do you qualify? What can you get? How do you get it?
Food service operations manager, sues the Detroit Zoo’s concessions provider, The SSA Group
A manager at the Detroit Zoo filed a federal lawsuit Friday alleging he was fired for refusing to open concession stands after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer banned large gatherings of people amid the coronavirus outbreak. "Defendant in bad-faith, wrongfully, maliciously, and...
COVID-19 and Unemployment
If you become unemployed due to COVID-19, you may be eligible for Unemployment Insurance Benefits. The fastest way to apply for and receive benefits is to apply online at http://www.michigan.gov/uia. Michigan has removed the in-person work registration requirement to...
COVID-19 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
COVID-19 AND THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT The ADA prohibits employers with 15 or more employees from discriminating against employees because they are disabled. The ADA prohibits employers with 15 or more employees from discriminating against employees because...
COVID-19 and the FMLA
The Federal Family and Medical Leave Act requires that employers with 50 or more employees provide 12 weeks of unpaid leave to eligible employees. You will be eligible for FMLA leave if you worked for your employer for at least a year, and have worked 1,250 hours in...
Act with decency during tough times
In the past two days, Americans have turned from a people in denial to a people under siege. In our lifetimes, we have not seen workplaces, schools, professional sports and concerts so dramatically affected except for a few days after September 11, 2001. We can...
Nacht & Roumel Settle Sex Abuse Cases
Attorneys Nick Roumel and Amanda Ghannam have resolved a claim by a 9 year old girl, against a charter school academy, who reported that she was sexually harassed and assaulted at school by an older classmate. Despite complaints from the girl’s mother, the school...
