by davidnacht | Mar 26, 2020 | Firm News
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is causing unprecedented economic impact and disruption on a global scale. How does it affect your business or home sale? It is critical that businesses, homebuyers, and sellers review and understand the exact contractual terms by...
by davidnacht | Mar 26, 2020 | Firm News
Everyone, including me and the governors that ordered it, hates the shutdown. But some leaders are calling for an early end to it, prior to the time period recommended by epidemiologists. The claim is that “the cure is worse than the disease” or that “old people...
by charlottecroson | Mar 26, 2020 | Firm News
Are you covered? You will be covered if your employer has fewer than 500 employees, regardless of the length of your employment. However, if you are a healthcare provider or emergency responder, your employer may exempt you from Emergency Paid Sick Leave. Do you...
by charlottecroson | Mar 26, 2020 | Firm News
Are you covered? If you have worked for your employer for at least 30 days and your employer has more than 50, but less than 500, employees, you will be entitled to Emergency FMLA leave. If your employer has less than 50 employees, you will be entitled to Emergency...
by charlottecroson | Mar 19, 2020 | Firm News
If you become unemployed due to COVID-19, you may be eligible for Unemployment Insurance Benefits. The fastest way to apply for and receive benefits is to apply online at http://www.michigan.gov/uia. Michigan has removed the in-person work registration requirement to...
by charlottecroson | Mar 19, 2020 | Firm News
COVID-19 AND THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT The ADA prohibits employers with 15 or more employees from discriminating against employees because they are disabled. The ADA prohibits employers with 15 or more employees from discriminating against employees because...
by charlottecroson | Mar 19, 2020 | Firm News
The Federal Family and Medical Leave Act requires that employers with 50 or more employees provide 12 weeks of unpaid leave to eligible employees. You will be eligible for FMLA leave if you worked for your employer for at least a year, and have worked 1,250 hours in...
by nickroumel | Feb 27, 2020 | Firm News
Attorneys Nick Roumel and Amanda Ghannam have resolved a claim by a 9 year old girl, against a charter school academy, who reported that she was sexually harassed and assaulted at school by an older classmate. Despite complaints from the girl’s mother, the school...
by davidnacht | Feb 21, 2020 | American values, Employment Law, Firm News
One of the things we do at NachtLaw is counsel students and employees grappling with mental health disability. Increasingly, as the linked article below shows, workers are not afraid to seek accommodations. Historically, the fear of stigma prevented many employees...
by davidnacht | Feb 11, 2020 | Firm News
I read this piece in The Washington Post, ‘You’re going to get shot’: Video shows school police officer threatening student leaving campus with excused absence’, today about police threatening to shoot the very children they are supposed to protect at school and...
