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Cable and Satellite installers are often categorized as "independent contractors" in the industry - a label that leads to a profound impact on their employment rights, including routine denial of overtime pay. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, however, whether an...
The United States Supreme Court made it easier for pregnant workers to prove discrimination cases, ruling for the plaintiff in Peggy Young vs. United Parcel Service on March 25, 2015. Ms. Young was a driver for UPS who, after becoming pregnant, had a lifting...
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...
Nick Roumel and Ned Macey represent Dr. Fazlul Sarkar, a Wayne State cancer researcher, who has filed suit against anonymous persons who have taken to the internet - and beyond - in an effort to destroy Dr. Sarkar's career. They have falsely accused him of research...
Nacht Law attorneys Nakisha Chaney and Ned Macey are part of the legal team working on the litigation profiled in this Atlantic Monthly article on Prison Rape in America. "This case addresses important issues about how bad corrections policies lead to abuse and...
We are proud to share that Attorney Angela Walker was recently appointed as a board member for the Cancer Support Community of Greater Ann Arbor. The Cancer Support Community (CSC) is a nonprofit organization that provides support, education and hope for people...
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...
Pregnancy discrimination was before the Supreme Court on December 3. University of Michigan Law Professor Sam Bagenstos argued the case of Peggy Young, a pregnant worker who was denied accommodations by UPS that were afforded to other workers with medical...
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...