Employment Discrimination

Holding your employer accountable for unlawful treatment.

You’re denied equal pay because of your race. Passed over for a promotion or “mommy tracked” because of your gender. Denied a raise because of your religion. Or wrongfully terminated because of your age. Every year, thousands of Michiganders face workplace bias – despite state and federal laws that forbid employment discrimination based on race, age, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, marital/parental status, weight or height.

Additional laws protect your rights to take medical leave for yourself or to care for a family member or “blow the whistle” on your employer’s unlawful actions.

Experience is everything when taking on an unethical employer. They usually have a “legitimate explanation” for their behavior. Or they hide behind unfair practices like employee rankings, denying access to training programs or imposing job requirements that quietly discriminate against gender and weight.

Proving workplace discrimination isn’t an easy task. We have a reputation for working harder, smarter and more creatively – digging deeper to reveal an employer’s true motivations and working around the barriers they often use to block us.

For decades, we’ve helped individuals and groups stand up to giants from the Big 3 to government agencies to smaller and private companies. We’ll seek compensation for any economic and emotional losses, and ensure that your story is heard and justice is served.

Results for our clients:

  • $45 million arbitration award against DTE for 1,500 employees who faced race and age discrimination

  • Several multi-million-dollar settlements and verdicts against employers who unlawfully selected older employees for workforce reductions and layoffs.

  • $1 million arbitration award on behalf of eight employees of the Oakland County Road Commission alleging race discrimination

  • $950,000 judgment against an airline for gender discrimination

  • $350,000 settlement for an African American executive who suffered racial bias and hostility from her supervisor.

  • $250,000 settlement along with reinstatement in a sex discrimination case on behalf of a high-level female employee in the auto industry.

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Even before you talk to an attorney, it’s important to proceed with caution:

  • If you want to take action, you may have a small window for filing a claim. Contact an attorney as soon as possible to determine your timing.

  • Make a complaint to your employer; give them a chance to rectify the situation.

  • Use your personal email, personal computer or personal phone when discussing your case.

  • Avoid taking your case to social media — keep yourself out of the spotlight.

  • Keep a journal documenting what your employer says and does regarding their discrimination —away from work, and not on your work computer.

  • Don’t remove any documents from work, especially confidential ones.

  • Ask for your personnel files. By law, your employer has to provide them. Even if they say they “don’t keep records.”

  • If you’re terminated and offered severance, call an attorney right away. Don’t attempt to negotiate the severance on your own.

Every member of our team has deep experience representing individuals who have suffered workplace discrimination.