On behalf of NachtLaw, P.C. | Sep 19, 2019 | Age Discrimination, Firm News
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...
On behalf of NachtLaw, P.C. | Aug 24, 2019 | Firm News
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...
On behalf of NachtLaw, P.C. | Aug 8, 2019 | Firm News
One of the most seminal pieces of law regarding equality between the sexes in the United States and, as a result, the State of Michigan is Title IX. It is important to understand the influence of Title IX and its implications, particularly if you are attending...
On behalf of NachtLaw, P.C. | Jul 22, 2019 | Firm News
Bullying is a topic that always seems to take on steam when school starts up each year in Michigan. There is no doubt it will come around again this year. There are laws aimed at bullying and stopping it from happening. Schools create strict policies. Yet, despite...
On behalf of NachtLaw, P.C. | Jul 10, 2019 | Firm News
To the average person in Michigan, a teacher strike is often seen as a huge inconvenience. It makes it difficult for children to get an education and creates tension between parents and teachers. However, a strike is not something educators take lightly. They try...
On behalf of NachtLaw, P.C. | May 29, 2019 | Firm News
Whether you are starting your career as a doctor or you are looking to make a change, it can be helpful to join other doctors in an established practice. The owners already have experience and a good reputation in the community. It can be a mutually beneficial trade....
On behalf of NachtLaw, P.C. | Mar 5, 2019 | Firm News
In 2018, the fight against sexual harassment expanded beyond Hollywood with the founding of Times’s Up. This year, Time’s Up Healthcare branched out to focus on more gender balance in healthcare leadership (women in medicine only hold 10 percent of chief executive...
On behalf of NachtLaw, P.C. | Jan 23, 2019 | Firm News
One young primary care physician had received an offer and was in the process of moving. That all changed when she learned a provision in the contract would limit how she could spend her free time. A wave of mergers has increased the percentage of Catholic-owned or...
On behalf of NachtLaw, P.C. | Dec 10, 2018 | Firm News
Last week, Michigan became the 10th state to legalize recreational marijuana use for adults over the age of 21. Anything in public places remains illegal. Smoking in a driveway or front porch is off limits, but a backyard may be okay unless a neighbor takes offense...
On behalf of NachtLaw, P.C. | Nov 5, 2018 | Firm News
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...
