This year marks the 5th anniversary after the #MeToo movement that illuminated the terrible reality of sexual harassment and abuse of authority within the workplace. The movement, which is believed to have been started by Tarana Burke in 2006 to support survivors of...
If your employer is treating you unfairly or discriminating against you, the good news is that we can help! And to ease your stress and uncertainty, we have authored several blog articles on how to navigate various aspects of employment law. This resource article...
When you walk into our Ann Arbor Office you'll immediately see our slogan on the wall. THE CLIENTS AREN'T AN INTERRUPTION OF OUR DAY, THEY ARE THE REASON FOR OUR DAY. It's not just a slogan. Clients of Hurwitz Law PLLC will attest that we communicate with them at...
I was in Washington D.C. this past week attending a conference with representatives of the Department of Labor when it was announced that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission would be investigating whether employers were using unlawful hiring processes driven...
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on the nation’s mental health. In the first year following the onset of the pandemic, global rates of anxiety and depression rose by 25%, according to the World Health Organization. Grief, uncertainty about the state...
Unemployment agencies are overwhelmed by the amount of employee’s claiming benefits, but unfortunately the system is essentially broken at times. Employees are being denied benefits for arbitrary reasons and without recourse much of the time because the agency is...
Please contact your federal legislators to encourage them to take any necessary remaining steps to pass the proposed Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. The reason is that pregnancy itself is not protected by the Americans with Disabilities Act. As a result, pregnant women...
A new client of our firm is a home healthcare worker, a home health aide who provides companionship services to customers on behalf of her third party employer. For years, there were broad exemptions in place for home health workers that allowed them to work...
We commonly hear from clients that an employer has terminated them for reasons that seem objectively reasonable, but the client believes that termination would not have occurred had they possessed a different protected characteristic under the law, such as race,...
Press Release: March 7, 2022 Hurwitz Law PLLC is pleased to announce that its law firm specializing in employment law is officially opening a new office in Ann Arbor, Michigan and has revamped the www.hurwitzlaw.com website. The staff looks forward to serving clients...