Sexual harassment, is coercion, bullying or intimidation of a sexual nature. It is the unwelcome or inappropriate promise of rewards in exchange for sexual favors. Sexual harassment is illegal. It shows its form through a variety of bahaviors from seemingly mild offences and annoyances to sexual abuse or sexual assault. It is a form of sexual and psychological abuse and bullying.
Workers' Compensation Law is the framework to provide wage and salary replacement and benefits to pay for medical treatment and rehabilitation for those injured or killed on the job.
Wrongful Termination
A “wrongful termination” is one in which an employer has terminated or laid off a worker in violation of a legal right of the employee. It is not enough for the employee to simply show that he/she was treated unfairly but the person must show that the firing was “wrongful.” This means that legal rights were denied. Most states, including Michigan, has adopted the legal concept of “employment at will” which developed in England centuries ago and means that it is presumed that the employer has the right to terminate someone without a reason and the employee has the right to resign at any time. There are many of exceptions to the "employee at will doctrine." Those exceptions fall into the broad categories listed below...
Employment Discrimination
Steven Skahn represents employees in employment discrimination cases. One of his discrimination cases, Graham v. Michigan Department of Corrections, resulted in an Ionia County jury awarding 3.2 million dollars to his four clients.
Sexual Harassment
Sexual harassment can occur in a broad variety of situations. Frequentlysexual, the harasser is in a position of power or authority over the victim. Power can be derived from the employor/employee relationship, educational relationship, differences in social standing or political status. The harasser can be a...
Personal injury is a legal term for a physical injury to the body, injury to the mind or emotional injury. Damage to property is not a personal injury. The term is most commonly used to refer to a type of legal complaint that the plaintiff's injury has been caused by the negligence of another party or other parties. Personal injury is also used in defamation torts (wrongful act).
Social Security Disability
Steven Skahn represents claimants seeking social security disability benefits. Individuals who have worked and contributed to the social security system in the past, but then become disabled from essentially any kind of employment, may be entitled to receive social security disability benefits. Numerous factors come into play in determining eligibility, including the extent of the person’s disability, the person’s age, the past jobs the individual has held, and when the disability arose in connection with when the person last worked.
Disability Discrimination
Titles II and III require disability access in all public spaces and businesses (first occupancy after January 26, 1993 or for occupancy for alterations, and all state and local government buildings, after January 26, 1992).