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The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) has reported that the number of retaliation-based claims has significantly increased. Employees are increasingly aware of their rights and do not hesitate to use them.
Employers and businesses in Michigan can face serious legal issues when a former or current employee files a retaliation claim.
Read moreTrade secret misappropriation is a critical threat to business owners. A business’ trade secrets are what give it a competitive advantage among its competitors. It is confidential information that a business derives an economic commercial benefit from. Trade secrets can come in the form of recipes, formulas, patterns, designs, processes, practices, forms and many others.
Read moreEmployees can create the potential for litigation by violating their signed agreements (e.g. non-compete agreements) and businesses can also miss an opportunity to protect themselves by failing to draft a legal and binding document. Contracts and agreements are a way for predicting the future.
Read moreMichigan is an at-will employment state and as a result, absent a contract stating otherwise, a Michigan employee cannot only be terminated for cause. Therefore, there is no layer of assumed security once an employee learns that their employer can terminate them for any reason at any time.
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