Last year, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled that the state’s law prohibiting discrimination based on sex can be assumed include both sexual orientation and gender identity or expression. The law at the heart of the case, the Elliot-Larsen Civil Rights Act, addresses...
Employment Law
Discrimination Against Remote Workers
Everyone should feel safe at work. However, that is not always the case. Workplace discrimination is widespread and comes in many different forms. It used to be that the most common types of discrimination were age-related or sex-related, but times have changed and...
Michigan law professor sues university for racial, sexual discrimination
Though anybody can be subjected to illegal discrimination at work, victims tend to be women and people of color. Workers who are both a racial or ethnic minority and female can experience discrimination based on both these traits. Getting fair consideration in hiring,...
Sexual harassment and orientation discrimination in a male-dominated work dynamic
No industry is safe from harassment. However, in "blue-collar" trade labor settings composed mostly of men, women and those who identify on the LGBTQ+ spectrum may find themselves on the receiving end of unwanted advances, offensive comments, and unsafe work...
Study: LGBTQ workers continue to face discrimination, harassment
U.S. companies still have a long way to go when it comes to stamping out workplace discrimination and harassment. One only has to look at the results of a recent survey that revealed nearly 10% of Americans who identify as LGBTQ have faced workplace discrimination in...
Michigan loses longtime LGBTQ pioneer Jim Toy
Jim Toy, the longtime champion of queer rights in Michigan died on Jan. 1, leaving a legacy of fighting discrimination and harassment in many areas – including employment matters. It is a battle that continues today among people within the LGBTQ community. He lived to...
Michigan Supreme Court to rule if law bans discrimination against LGBTQ workers
This summer, the Michigan Supreme Court agreed to hear a case that will be of great interest to the LGBTQ community in and around Saginaw. The way the court rules could decide if Michigan's workers can be subject to employment discrimination based on their sexual...
Michigan County Attorney to Get Gender-Based Retaliation Trial
A female assistant prosecuting attorney in Saginaw County, Mich., could convince a jury she was fired for complaining about sex discrimination, given the mere two weeks between when she complained and was fired, the Eastern District of Michigan ruled. Alena Clark’s...
Freid announces that she is representing Mr. Brian Booker
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 14, 2017 Debra Freid of Freid, Gallagher, Taylor & Associates, PLC, has released a statement on behalf of client, Brian Booker. Booker is the former Police Chief of Buena Vista Township who was rejected for rehire despite being...