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...
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FLSA Collective Action wins Conditional Certification and Clearance to Notify Misclassified Cable Installment Workers of Their Right to Join Lawsuit
In order to pursue any claim for unpaid overtime wages, workers first need to know they have a right to legal representation and a right to be compensated for all hours worked. In cases where the employer has illegally treated employees as "Independent Contractors"...
Lawyers Team Up for Veterans’ Rights Lawsuit Against Michigan Based Trucking Giant
A lawsuit filed on behalf of Michigan National Guard Member/Afghan War Veteran Douglas Rallo alleges Michigan based trucking giant Con-Way Freight, failed to comply with Uniformed Services Employment and Re-Employment Rights Act and deprived Rallo of his rights under...
Your Employer Has Offered You a Severance Agreement. Now What?
When you receive a severance agreement from your employer, you may notice that the agreement encourages you to talk to a lawyer before you sign. Your employer did not put that language in randomly. Congress passed a law requiring employers to put that language in if...
Former Battle Creek Dispatcher Awarded $1.1 Million in Civil Rights Case
Sonte Rolinda Everson was awarded over $1 million by a federal jury in Grand Rapids on Monday evening. The jury found that Ms. Everson was arrested in retaliation for her criticisms of a former detective with the Calhoun County Sheriff's Department. Ms. Everson worked...
