Category Archives: Employee Rights
New Law For Michigan Teachers
From clickondetroit.com LANSING, Mich. – Changes to the state’s teacher tenure system that supporters say will make it easier to remove ineffective teachers from the classroom has been signed into law by Gov. Rick Snyder. Supporters say the legislation signed Tuesday … Continue reading
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The Bong-Fog Surrounding Medical Marijuana and Employment
Many federal, state and local laws concerning the legal use of marijuana are in direct opposition to one another. Caught in the middle are people needing relief from pain and well-meaning employers who want to do the right thing. A … Continue reading
Filed under Discrimination Laws, Employee Rights, Marijuana, Medical Marijuana
Jury To Decide Damages for Firing Woman Who Refused to Wear the “Marks of the Beast”…
This one is pretty out there… but apparently a NY federal court has found in favor of a female employee of the city, in a religious descrimination suit. The woman claims she was fired from her job at a a … Continue reading
Filed under Discrimination Laws, Employee Rights
Battle of the Sexes… Money!: Paycheck Fairness Act (PFA)
Over the years the equal treatment of men and women in the workplace has been a huge topic of debate. Women have fought for equal pay for equal work but in many cases, they have just come up short. However, … Continue reading
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Almost 10% of Women Feel Harassment At Work, Less Than Half Feel Safe to Report It
A new study done in the UK by Reabur, an HR consultant group, finds that nearly 1 out of every 10 female employees reported feeling sexually harassed while at work. Of these, only 44%, less than half of those reporting … Continue reading
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Felony Conviction? But Still Need a Job?
Detroit may remove questions about felonies from city job applications. A plan aimed at giving felons a second chance by making it easier for them to get jobs with the City of Detroit passed a key committee yesterday and is … Continue reading
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Fired For No Good Reason?
A little while back I wrote about a waitress getting fired because Hooters decided she was too heavy to work there… part of that discussion involved a mention of “at-will” as opposed to “just cause” employment. Here is a VERY short primer … Continue reading
Filed under Discrimination Laws, Employee Rights
Our Voice: Firing The Hot Chick
In a truly unexpected counterpoint to my previous post on the discrimination suit against Hooters for firing an employee for being overweight, I recently found a story of a NYC based investment banker who claims she was discriminated against because … Continue reading
Filed under Employee Rights, Our Voice - Op/Ed
Firing The Fat Chick: The Hooters Waitress Case Study
This past May, I recall hearing about a controversial firing or suspension of a waitress at a Hooters here in Michigan because she was overweight. I didn’t think too much about it at the time, to tell you the truth, … Continue reading
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Our Voice: WAL-MART WORKER WITH BRAIN CANCER FIRED FOR LEGALLY USING MEDICAL MARIJUANA FIGHTS BACK
Joseph Casias of Battle Creek, who uses marijuana for medicinal purposes, is suing Wal- Mart for firing him after he injured himself at work, received treatment and tested positive for marijuana during a drug test. Read our previous post on … Continue reading
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