For many years, the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) - a division of the U.S. Department of Labor - has provided protections to employees by establishing programs, policies and procedures aimed at creating safe and healthy working conditions for...
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Year: 2013
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Reinstates Pregnancy Discrimination Case
Plaintiff Jennifer Latowski was a CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant) for North Woods' Nursing Center in Farwell, Michigan. When the employer learned she became pregnant, they required her to get a doctor's note stating that she had no physical restrictions in order to...
University of Michigan Human Resource and Administrative Jobs Saved…For the Moment
Some University of Michigan Human Resource and Financial Services workers can breathe a sigh of relief. At least for now. The University has announced that it will put consolidation plans on a temporary hold after an awkward roll out of the cost saving plan. The irony...
What To Say – and Not Say – When You’re Fired
"What do I say about my last job?" 90% want to know the answer to this question. Unfortunately, there is no "one size fits all" answer. Sometimes I can spend a hour or more with a client just working on the possible answers and the various implications. There are,...
Title IX and Constitutional Claims Against University of Michigan to Proceed, Federal Judge Rules
"Real women aren't engineers" Jennifer Dibbern endured comments like this and much worse throughout her time as a PhD candidate in the University of Michigan Materials Science and Engineering program, according to a lawsuit currently pending against the University in...
Recent Rulings by the IRS, DOL and EBSA Provide Guidance on FMLA, Federal Taxes, and ERISA for Same-Sex Spouses
The June 26, 2013 Supreme Court decision in U.S. v. Windsor struck down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) of 1996, which established marriage as a legal union between one man and one woman, further defining a "spouse" as only a person of the opposite...
Cable Installers to be Notified of Right to Opt-In to AmComm Overtime Pay Lawsuit
Overtime pay claims for cable installers in southeast Michigan may go forward with judicial notice to the potential class, federal judge rules. Overtime pay attorneys at Nacht Law, together with Boston Law Firm of Lichten & Liss-Riordan PC filed the FLSA case last...
The Parental Bereavement Act of 2013 : FMLA and Employment Protection for Bereaved Parents
While the 1993 Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) provides twelve workweeks of leave to eligible employees for the birth of a child or the care of a sick loved one, the law as it currently stands provides no direct protection for families facing the death of a child....
EEOC Settles First GINA based Employment Lawsuit
The ability to access genetic information for indicators of potential disease has been a growing source of concern for many employees, who may fear potential retaliation or loss of employment on that basis. New technology makes it ever more likely that genetic...
Studies aim to develop ways of spotting age discrimination
In recent years, as the economy has moved slowly toward recovery, many older workers have found it difficult to find new work or to move up in their current jobs. Indeed, it is easy to find anecdotes about workplace age discrimination, but it is much more difficult to...