Sue Ellen Eisenberg Law Blog

Detroit employment lawyer represents individuals, typically executives and professionals, in negotiating and enforcing employment agreements. These agreements typically define the parties’ obligations and rights. Important terms such as the duration of employment, compensation (including salary, benefits, bonus, deferred compensation, and equity interests), job responsibilities and duties, basis for termination, change... Read More

As experienced Detroit workplace discrimination attorneys, the staff at Sue Ellen Eisenberg & Associates, P.C. knows there are certain questions employers are not allowed to ask a job applicant during an interview.  Doing so violates both state and federal laws against discrimination.  You need to be aware of these types of... Read More

"...With respect to clarifying existing regulations, some of the new FMLA regulations include the following:

Detroit emoloyment lawyers of Sue Ellen Eisenberg and Associates explain the Family Medical Leave Act Amendments: On January 16, 2009, new regulations from the Department of Labor regarding the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) went into effect. The FMLA was enacted in 1993 to require employers with 50 or more employees to allow eligible employees to take unpaid leave for up to 12 weeks... Read More

On January 29, 2009, President Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 into law. This Act outlaws “discrimination in compensation” which is broadly defined to include wages and employee benefits. The Ledbetter Act, by legislation, overturns the U.S. Supreme Court’s May 2007 decision in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. That decision required workers to file charges on a pay... Read More

State and federal laws protect employees from adverse employment actions (for example, failure to hire, improper discipline, demotions, failure to promote, and termination) based upon legally protected classifications. Discrimination based upon an individual’s age, race, sex, disability, religion, national origin, pregnancy, military service and other factors are unlawful. The discrimination lawyers in Detroit of Sue Ellen Eisenberg and... Read More

Discussion of Michigan Employment Discrimination Laws by Employment Discrimination Lawyer in Detroit - Sue Ellen Eisenberg

State and federal laws protect employees from adverse employment actions (for example, failure to hire, improper discipline, demotions, failure to promote, and termination) based upon legally protected classifications. Discrimination based upon an individual’s age, race, sex, disability, religion, national origin,... Read More