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Tip Pooling Rules Every Worker Should Know
Can your employer require you to share your tips? Tip pooling is common in restaurants, bars, hotels, and other hospitality jobs, but it doesn’t mean employers can do whatever they…
Fetal Heart Monitoring During Labor: When Warning Signs Are Missed (Rick Groffsky)
During labor and delivery, fetal heart monitoring is essential for safeguarding a baby’s health. By observing a baby’s heart rate and the mother’s contractions in real time, doctors can detect…
Prenatal Care: Protecting Mothers and Babies (Rick Groffsky)
Pregnancy is often a time of excitement and anticipation, but it can also involve serious medical risks. Proper prenatal care plays a critical role in protecting both mothers and babies…
You Are Not Alone: Pursuing Justice for Sexual Assault Survivors (Lisa Esser-Weidenfeller)
You are not alone. Sexual assault and abuse are traumatic, whether they involve physical harm, coercion, exploitation, or harassment. Survivors deserve compassion, privacy, and justice. Lisa Esser-Weidenfeller, an attorney with…
You Are Not Alone: Holding Hospitals Accountable for Sexual Abuse (Lisa Esser-Weidenfeller)
When we enter a hospital, we trust the people caring for us. But for some patients, that trust is broken. Sexual abuse in hospitals and medical facilities occurs more often…
Cedar Springs Woman Files Federal Lawsuit Alleging Pregnancy Discrimination
Pregnancy should never derail a woman’s career. Tad Roumayah represents a Cedar Springs woman who alleges that her job offer was rescinded after she disclosed her pregnancy. Such conduct is…
Sexual Harassment & Hostile Work Environments: What You Need To Know (Tad Roumayah)
What qualifies as a hostile work environment? How severe does misconduct need to be to take legal action? In this video, Rob Sickels and Tad Roumayah of Sommers Schwartz break…
Verdict Spotlight: $4.9 Million Wrongful Death Verdict for Failure To Obtain Patient’s Informed Consent (Kenneth Watkins and John Malone)
Sommers Schwartz senior shareholder Rob Sickels sits down with senior shareholder Kenneth Watkins and associate John Malone to discuss their recent $4.9 million jury verdict in a wrongful death and…
Employment Law Series: Sexual Harassment – What To Do To Protect Your Rights (Nathan Robbins)
Sexual harassment in the workplace is illegal, yet many employees experience it and feel unsure about how to respond. In this essential discussion, employment attorneys Tad Roumayah and Nathan Robbins…
Employment Law Series: Whistleblowers – Know Your Rights! (Tad Roumayah)
What exactly is a whistleblower? What rights do they have under the Michigan Whistleblowers’ Protection Act? Join attorneys Rob Sickels and Tad Roumayah of Sommers Schwartz Law Firm as they…
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