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NachtLaw is pleased to announce that we are regionally ranked in the U.S. News - Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" 2018 edition. This practice areas and region are as follows: Metropolitan Tier 2 - Ann Arbor, MI Criminal Defense: General Practice AND Employment Law -...
People are familiar with the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), which requires larger companies to hold an employee's job open while they care for their own health, or a family member. However, the FMLA only requires that unpaid leave be provided. The United States is...
NachtLaw is pleased to announce that three attorneys are included in the 2017 Michigan Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists. The 2017 Super Lawyers include: David Nacht - Employment & Labor Super Lawyers is an attorney rating service of outstanding lawyers from...
On September 6, 2017, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, sitting en banc (the full court -- not just a three judge panel) ruled that a Michigan county commission could start meetings with Christian invocations. This is a minor but potentially serious change in the...
Many longtime workers claim that they are being targeted for layoffs because of their age or health status, but federal law is often of little help. We pursue age discrimination lawsuits in Michigan and Ohio and we use both federal and state laws as tools. The article...
It may surprise many of our readers but, astonishingly, it is still legal to fire someone because he is gay in much of the United States -- including Ohio and Michigan. A federal appeals court in Chicago recently interpreted the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to state that...
Automatic tickets are cost effective for communities but feel Big Brother-ish to drivers. I first encountered them in Arizona almost ten years ago, which I found odd as I associate the West with more individual freedom and mistrust of government. The legal issue...
Bettina Winkler was a middle schooler who was denied admission to Notre Dame Prep, a private Catholic high school in Pontiac, Michigan. She was the only student who had attended their middle school denied admission to the high school. Administrators allegedly told...
The rule of law and of respect for rights is built on the ideas that form the basis of the United States and western civilization. These ideas are neither liberal nor conservative. They are American. In this important column, David Brooks defends teaching western...
It should not be difficult to tell the truth, but a couple of lawyers are in hot water for "fudging" their resumes and web presence. Their excuse? To help them get jobs, and clients. Prospective job seekers may wish to heed these tales of caution. Michigan lawyer Ali...