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La corte federal del distrito en Michigan ha aprobado la "certificación condicional" en un caso de horas extras y salarios no pagados, y ha establecido una fecha límite del 10 de abril de 2015 para los demandantes potenciales unirse al caso para buscar los salarios no...
The federal district court in Michigan has approved "conditional certification" in an overtime and unpaid wage case, and has established an April 10, 2015 deadline for potential claimants to join the case and seek unpaid wages under the Fair Labor Standards Act...
Federal Appeals Court Ruling Means Court will Hear Claims Regarding Due Process Deficiencies in Michigan Unemployment Insurance System. In a per curium opinion issued January 21, 2015, the Federal Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit has reversed a lower court...
On November 14, 2014, an Aetna Inc. employee filed a collective action overtime lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut to recover unpaid overtime wages from her employer. Aetna is one of the nation's largest publicly traded health...
Let's talk about what whistleblowers can do to improve respect for basic human rights in our global supply chain. Fighting for "human rights" means fighting for basic labor rights to a minimum wage, overtime pay, fair and safe working conditions, and an end to child...
A University of Michigan police officer filed a whistleblower lawsuit, alleging he was passed over for promotion, and then demoted, because he raised various good faith concerns about work issues, including whether the department had improperly purchased unsafe...
Nick Roumel and Ned Macey won a recent victory in the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, representing the plaintiff in the case of Gholston vs. Wayne County Airport Authority, et al. Maurice Gholston, an employee of the airport McDonald's, was engaged in a good-faith...
The scope of retaliation protection for whistleblowers alleging government fraud has always been a hard fought issue. The battle has only become more heated since the retaliation provisions of the False Claims Act were amended in 2009. Even though congress' clear...
Supreme Court unanimously affirms the First Amendment protects public employees from workplace retaliation for providing testimony or participating in workplace investigations. It's counterintuitive, but public employee whistleblowers (particularly state employees)...
In a unanimous opinion issued May 28, 2014, Edward Macey won a big victory in the Michigan Court of Appeals in the case of Crosby v Michigan Department of Corrections. David Nacht had tried this case of unlawful retaliation by the state against an employee who had...