Michigan Employment Law Advisor

Employee noncompete restrictions are supposed to provide a company with a means to preserve its legitimate competitive interests when an employment relationship ends. But they can also be used by...

https://www.michiganemploymentlawadvisor.com/employment-agreements/extortion-by-noncompete/

Twitter made headlines last week with its threat to sue Meta over the launch of its competing service called “Threads.” This incident serves as a reminder that protecting trade secrets and av...

https://www.michiganemploymentlawadvisor.com/trade-secrets/the-paradox-of-twitter-safeguarding-trade-secrets-vs-elon-musks-stance-about-intellectual-property-rights/

In June, Michigan passed anti-discrimination legislation that makes hair discrimination illegal. This new law, officially known as the “CROWN Act” (Create a Respectful and Open World for Natu...

https://www.michiganemploymentlawadvisor.com/discrimination/employment-discrimination-discrimination/embracing-diversity-michigan-enacts-crown-act-to-prohibit-hair-discrimination-in-employment/

Beginning April 11, 2023, some felonies and misdemeanors will be automatically expunged after a certain amount of time under Michigan’s Clean Slate Act. The Law also makes more people in Michig...

https://www.michiganemploymentlawadvisor.com/uncategorized/michigans-clean-slate-act-and-what-it-means-for-criminal-background-checks/

You may have heard something in the news about a former employee getting caught holding onto his prior employer’s documents after losing his job. This example is unusual, to say the least. And ...

https://www.michiganemploymentlawadvisor.com/employment-agreements/taking-company-documents-from-your-former-employer-when-you-are-not-an-ex-president/

The Michigan Supreme Court ruled yesterday in a 5-2 decision that Michigan’s main civil rights statute, the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act, prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation...

https://www.michiganemploymentlawadvisor.com/discrimination/employment-discrimination-discrimination/sexual-orientation-protected-by-michigan-civil-rights-law/

On June 9, 2022, Tyson Foods and its subsidiary, The Hillshire Brands Company, were sued over alleged employment discrimination. The lawsuit is by a former employee, Redina Hayslett, who claims s...

https://www.michiganemploymentlawadvisor.com/covid-19/tyson-food-hit-with-discrimination-claim-over-covid-vaccine-requirements/

Last week Amazon was sued over alleged employment law violations. The lawsuit asserts the plaintiff was unlawfully terminated after reporting a co-worker for using mushrooms that naturally contai...

https://www.michiganemploymentlawadvisor.com/discrimination/amazon-sued-for-employment-discrimination-over-psychedelic-mushrooms/

The Michigan Dept. of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) established a dedicated workgroup to focus on mental health, trauma, and resiliency in the workplace. The workgroup recently released it...

https://www.michiganemploymentlawadvisor.com/discrimination/michigan-workgroup-releases-report-on-responding-to-mental-health-issues-in-the-workplace/

A recently filed trade secret misappropriation lawsuit in the Michigan Eastern District Federal Court is a good reminder for both employers and individuals about the dangers stemming from not pro...

https://www.michiganemploymentlawadvisor.com/trade-secrets/new-trade-secret-lawsuit-same-old-lessons-pay-attention-to-digital-evidence/