This article, "When the Police Become Prosecutors" in The New York Times, taught me something about the criminal law I had no idea existed. In some states, many thousands of misdemeanor cases are brought by police officers without lawyers as prosecutors. The article,...
Good Judgment. Wise Counsel. Aggressive Representation.
Year: 2018
Corruption in the bargaining process
If you haven't been following this tale of corruption, this article, "FCA spent $15K on steak dinners for UAW", in The Detroit News, lays out the main point. Just like salespeople woo their customers, Chrysler executives wooed UAW leaders with meals and gifts before a...
We are regionally ranked in the U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” 2019 edition
NachtLaw, P.C. is pleased to announce that we are regionally ranked in the U.S. News - Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" 2019 edition. The practice areas and region are as follows: Metropolitan Tier 2 - Ann Arbor, MI Criminal Defense - General Practice Employment Law -...
NachtLaw beats the University of Michigan in federal court
In a decision today, a federal judge ruled Professor Pamela Smock could proceed in her case that she was denied due process because the University punished her without allowing her to cross-examine her accusers. The decision will require the University to change its...
‘Tis the season of voluntary buyouts and de-layering
Whatever the corporate euphemism – and the speed with which they change is increasing – these are job cuts no matter the terminology. Some people will be fired. At GM, the company is "rightsizing," hoping to shrink it's salaried workforce by about 7,000. For the...
Proving unfair evaluations and harassment are based on race
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission defines race discrimination this way: “treating someone (an employee or applicant) unfavorably because he or she is of a certain race or because of characteristics associated with race.” An associated issue occurs when one’s...
No Need to Sacrifice the Safety of a Mother or Baby in Order for a Pregnant Woman to Earn a Living
This powerful article published in the New York Times, "Miscarrying at Work: The Physical Toll of Pregnancy Discrimination", by Jessica Silver-Greenberg shares the stories of women who have been denied light duty during pregnancy and lost their babies. Our firm has...
Asian Americans are victims of discrimination at Harvard and other Ivy Colleges
This is a very interesting piece, No, Affirmative Action Has Not Made Asian-Americans the 'New Jews', by an academic expert, Jerome Karabel, arguing that Ivy League colleges are not unlawfully discriminating against Asian Americans as alleged in a currently pending...
Women Working in Manufacturing Plants
Here's a story from The New York Times, "Meet the Woman in Charge of Building the Best-Selling Pickup Truck in America", by Tiffany Hsu that I thought you'd find interesting: Debbie Manzano will run a plant making Ford's F-150 trucks, but female workers still make up...
Are you an at-will employee? Why does the distinction matter?
In an at-will employment relationship, you can be fired at any time for almost any reason (with several exceptions we discuss in this post). On the other hand, you can also quit when you want without having to give notice in most situations. Both Michigan and Ohio are...