Bodman Publishes Fall Edition of The Workplace Issue
11/10/2009
In this edition we discuss:
The importance in a labor agreement of clear provisions protecting rights of the employer (page one);
A recent case in which the United States Supreme Court enforced an arbitration clause in a labor agreement requiring an employee to arbitrate his age discrimination claim (page two);
Evaluating potential problems that may arise in reducing employee hours to reduce employment costs (page two);
A recent case in which the Michigan Court of Appeals decided that a public sector employer violated its labor agreement by implementing involuntary furlough days without first consulting with the union (page three); and
A recent case in which the Sixth Circuit ruled that the anti-retaliation provisions of Title VII do not extend to co-workers who, although closely associated with a Title VII claimant, have not themselves engaged in protected activities (page four).
