As an employee, how does Michigan employment law protect me?
• Wage and hour claims – In Michigan, a non-exempt employee who works overtime should be paid for it. Sometimes a company will try to avoid that by re-classifying you as a manager or independent contractor. • Wrongful termination – protects you against being fired without just cause. Contracts of employment can be written or implied. So even if you have no written contract, a firing could regarded as a breach of contract, or as wrongful termination. • Racial discrimination – Title VII of the Federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits: • Intentional discrimination • Neutral job policies that disproportionately exclude minorities • Discrimination against any employee or applicant based on the person’s race or stereotypes about their abilities • Age discrimination – this applies to those who are 40 or older and who work in: • The public sector • Private companies with more than 20 employees • Sexual discrimination – defined by Title VII as “.unlawful employment practice for an employer .
