IF A DISABILITY IS INVISIBLE, DO EMPLOYERS NEED TO PROVIDE AN ACCOMMODATION? QUESTION: I had an employee who started showing up to work late a lot. She called in one day and asked if she could work a different schedule, because she
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MICHIGAN BUSINESS? PAY MICHIGAN’S MINIMUM WAGE. QUESTION: I recently started a small landscaping/snow removal business. Last summer I employed two people; this year I’m hiring four. I heard the minimum wage in Michigan just went up. My business is really small –
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EMPLOYEE WHO MADE SAME WORKPLACE ERROR AS OTHERS BUT PUNISHED MORE SEVERELY MAY HAVE A CLAIM OF EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION QUESTION: I made a major error at work, and I was fired. One of my co-workers made the same error, but he was
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LOOKING FOR ANOTHER WAY TO GET IN HOT WATER DUE TO FACEBOOK? WE FOUND IT. QUESTION: I’m involved in a law suit, and I’m worried that some stuff I posted on Facebook could make me look bad. Is it OK to close
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DO TITLE VII’S “BECAUSE OF SEX” PROTECTIONS FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IN EMPLOYMENT EXTEND TO SEXUAL ORIENTATION? QUESTION: I’m a gay man who, until last week, worked for a defense contractor. Because this is a very macho environment, I did not volunteer my
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GWINN TAURIAINEN PLLC HOSTING ESTATE PLANNING SEMINAR Through Waterford School District Community Education It’s your estate plan. Something you know you need to do – but you keep putting it off. On Tuesday, February 21, 2017, try a new approach and put
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QUESTION: I am in my second marriage and am making a will. I want to leave some of my assets to my current husband, but I’d like the bulk of my estate to go to my children who are both from my
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PLUS SIZED? MICHIGAN LAW PROTECTS EMPLOYEES WHO ARE OVERWEIGHT QUESTION: I work as a waitress at a sports bar. About a year ago, I started taking a prescription medication for a respiratory disorder, and began to gain weight. Over a six month
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SAVE THE DATE! GWINN TAURIAINEN PLLC HOSTING ESTATE PLANNING SEMINAR Through Waterford School District Community Education It’s your estate plan. Something you know you need to do – but you keep putting it off. On Tuesday, February 21, 2017, try a new
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IF YOU HAVE SEVERANCE PAY, CHECK YOUR NUMBERS BEFORE COLLECTING UNEMPLOYMENT QUESTION: I am being laid off at the end of the month. The company is giving everyone severance pay, equal to two weeks’ salary. The severance will be paid out in
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