Yes, Nacht & Roumel, P.C. does criminal law too. Attorney Nick Roumel just won a case in the Michigan Court of Appeals, reversing the trial court’s award of nearly $300,000 in restitution based on a guilty plea to a single count of attempted unauthorized practice...
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Year: 2019
Thoughts on Inspector General’s Report
Regular readers of the Nacht blog will note that I enjoy stories that prove principles but feature a cast of characters that differs from the typical. From the beginning I found it disturbing that the FBI spied on the Trump Presidential campaign. Yet many people...
Jury awards husband and wife $11.4M over workplace discrimination
A husband and wife working for the Michigan Department of Corrections filed a lawsuit alleging racial discrimination and retaliation. The suit resulted in an $11.4 million unanimous jury verdict award. Federal law protects employees from harassment, which includes any...
Can an employer discriminate against overweight employees?
Michigan is the only state in the union that enacted laws prohibiting an employer from discriminating against an employee who is overweight. Whether someone is carrying a few extra pounds or is obese, an employer may not harass, humiliate, fire or hire based on an...
Employers continue to discriminate against breastfeeding workers
A HuffPost investigation shows hundreds of working mothers across the United States continue to be discriminated against over breastfeeding their children. The report details 376 federal investigations from 2010 through 2018. Complaints continue despite the enactment...
4 examples of age discrimination you might not notice
Despite being illegal for more than five decades, older workers continue to face discrimination at their job. In recent years, age-related discrimination complaints have made up just over one-fifth of all charges filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...
What is GINA? How does it relate to FMLA discrimination?
Genetic testing can determine your predisposition or increased risk of major illnesses, such cancer. It is now recognized that 5 - 10% of breast cancer cases are hereditary. A mutation of the BRCA1 or BRCA2 can affect the repair of cells and normal growth. Having the...
Academic politics and Title IX proceedings
Sexual harassment and discrimination are not new problems in the world of academia. Recent scandals in some major universities, however, have prompted some to wonder if the protections of Title IX are working as intended. Two sets of problems can occur. The first is...
Ann Arbor Google employees protest sexual harassment with walkout
Google employees throughout the U.S., including those working in Michigan, walked out from their workplaces in protest of the company's alleged treatment of women executives. According to The Detroit News, more than 100 employees at Google's Ann Arbor location walked...
How can you protect your company’s trade secrets?
Without trade secrets, your Michigan company may lose its edge in the marketplace. However, a necessary part of doing business involves sharing those secrets with key players in your company. Here are some steps you can take to protect your company’s property, per the...