Ask The Lawyer, GET ON A PLANE, AND YOU’RE OUT OF A JOB’
‘IMMUNOCOMPROMISED’ WORKER REFUSES TO RETURN TO WORK QUESTION: I run a small business. We’re planning to bring everyone back to work on June 15 – assuming any new executive order allows it (we were going to start back on June 1). Most
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ASK THE LAWYER By: Daniel A. Gwinn, Esq. Attorney and Counselor at L GWINN LEGAL PLLC 901 Wilshire Drive, Suite 550 Troy, MI 48084 (248) 247-3300 (248) 247-3310 facsimile [email protected] www.gwinnlegal.com WORKER WANTS TO KNOW: WILL PART-TIME WORK MAKE ME INELIGIBLE FOR
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GWINN LEGAL PLLC Attorneys and Counselors at Law 901 Wilshire Drive, Suite 550 Troy, MI 48084 (248) 247-3300 (248) 247-3310 facsimile www.gwinnlegal.com Daniel Cell: (313) 549-1075 April 2020 Dear Friends and Clients: COVID-19 has impacted us all: self-isolation, fears of infection, lost
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BOSS WANTS TO KNOW, DO WORKERS GET PAID LEAVE WHEN SENT HOME DUE TO VIRUS FEARS? QUESTION: I run a diner. Because of fears around the Corona Virus, our Sunday business was down by more than 60 percent. I can’t afford to
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QUESTION: We recently discovered that one of our employees has been complaining about the Company online. Specifically, he’s posted what workers in different positions in the Company earn, and griped that it is far too little – especially when compared to the
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EMPLOYER CANS WORKER WITH HEART CONDITION FOR ‘EXCESS BATHROOM VISITS’ QUESTION: I noticed several weeks ago that one of our employees seemed to be in the bathroom at least once, if not twice, every hour. His frequent absences from his desk have been
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RIGHT TO WED, NO RIGHT TO WORK Man who helped win marriage rights for same-sex couples agues for full equity in employment for LGBT people Every year, my associate, Laura Bradshaw-Tucker, and I attend the midwinter meeting of the Labor and Employment
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BUS DRIVER OUT OF JOB, CLAIMS DISCRIMINATION BASED ON ‘FORMER ALCOHOLISM’ QUESTION: Four years ago, I lost my job as a bus driver because I was an alcoholic; I was caught driving while impaired. I lost my license, spent time in jail,
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WEED TO GO? MARIJUANA USERS SHOULD THINK TWICE BEFORE BRINGING POT ALONG ON OUT- OF-STATE TRIP QUESTION: I grow a small amount of marijuana for my own recreational use. Now that marijuana use is legal in Michigan, I often bring some with
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