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...
Our clients are routinely seeking our help when they have a miserable combination of immense stress and pressure. Our identities are often tied up with our employment, but job security never seems to be secure and employment relationships are difficult to manage. ...
On September 9, 2021, President Joe Biden announced his plan for private-sector businesses with 100 or more employees to mandate that their workers be vaccinated or undergo weekly testing. The soon-to-be-implemented federal mandate will be dictated by the Department...
Employees have many legal protections that independent contractors simply do not get, including health insurance, paid sick days, overtime, disability plans, retirement benefits, occupational safety laws, and anti-discrimination safeguards. Recognizing the hardship...
On November 24, 2020, the Michigan Court of Appeals issued an opinion in Sikkema v. Professional Benefits Service, Inc., which highlights why it is so critical to (a) have an employment law attorney review any offer letter, employment agreement, or compensation...
On November 3, 2020, the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division published an opinion letter regarding when the FLSA requires employers to pay non-exempt employees (i.e., overtime eligible employees) for time spent in voluntary training programs. The general rule...
On October 22, 2020, the Michigan legislature passed Public Act 238 of 2020, which creates several new protections for employees and is designed to “prohibit an employer from taking certain actions against an employee who does not report to work under certain...
A salesperson with a job duty involving “outside sales” who is not compensated for overtime pay by the employer should be advised that the United States Sixth Circuit Court has recently clarified that overtime should indeed be paid under circumstances where the...