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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...
It is no longer a world in which a person starts working at a company in his or her 20s with an expectation of working there until retirement. It is more likely nowadays for a person to have several employers throughout his or her career. However, sometimes the...
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...
A decision out of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit sets the stage to prohibit workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation. Several other federal courts have recently reached opposing decisions, so the issue may be heading for the Supreme Court....
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...
NachtLaw represents several current and former employees of the Michigan Municipal League involved in this story. It is a reminder that sexual comments, emails and behavior, even without sexual touching and requests for sexual favors, may nonetheless support a claim...
The Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency will stop collecting money from people they have accused of fraud - that means no more wage garnishments, federal and state tax refund intercepts or payment plan collections. A failed computer system known as MiDAS is blamed...
Ohio has made a rare but important step forward in reversing the effect of the war on drugs on our basic rights. Civil forfeiture was developed as a way of combatting the scary power that rich criminals have by amassing wealth. But throughout the country, police...
As the end of the year approaches, many companies have been reviewing 2016 and forecasting into 2017. For some, shortfalls on current plans require cost cutting in the form on early retirements offers or layoffs. In Michigan, The Detroit News and Detroit Free Press...
The legal standard for rape or criminal sexual conduct, as it is technically known in Michigan law, is not that high. But it does require that there be credible evidence of non-consensual sexual touching. The standard of what is it consensual is whether a reasonable...