Jay Trucks and Associates Legal Blog

Discrimination in the workplace based on race, color, religion, age, gender or disability is prohibited by federal and state anti-discrimination laws. Still, millions of people nationwide face these kinds of discriminatory practices every day and are cheated out of wages, denied basic healthcare coverage and are victims of racial profiling.

Discrimination is defined as treating a person in a different way because of their age, race, gender, religion, disabilities or national origin. Many cases of workplace discrimination go unreported, but there are strict federal laws in place to protect workers from discrimination in the workplace and severe penalties for employers who practice it or allow it.

Anyone can find themselves the victim of discrimination in the workplace. An older employee may be passed over for a promotion to provide an opportunity for a younger person with less experience or an individual with a chronic illness or medical condition may be judged as unable to perform their duties due to their condition.

There are legal remedies if you feel you have been discriminated against in the workplace. Many people hesitate to file a complaint of discrimination for fear of retaliation or harassment. If you feel you face retaliation for coming forward about discrimination in the workplace, the dedicated and compassionate attorneys at Jay Trucks & Associates, PC can help you.

Please contact the experienced workplace discrimination attorneys at Jay Trucks & Associates, PC, serving Clare, Flint, Saginaw, Traverse City and Lansing, Michigan.

Wage, hour and overtime violations are committed daily by employers nationwide who are either unfamiliar with or do not respect Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regulations.

Wage, hour and overtime issues are complex, but the law puts the burden on employers to make sure their workers are fully compensated under the law. The most common violations include failure to pay overtime, denial of meal or rest breaks, minimum wage violations and delayed payment of compensation.

Some employees are exempt from receiving overtime pay, such as certain administrative, executive or professional employees, but some employers deliberately misclassify an employee as exempt from overtime pay to deny them their entitled compensation.

With very few exemptions workers are entitled to the current minimum wage, an uninterrupted, unpaid meal break of thirty minutes during an eight hour work-period and two uninterrupted, paid, ten minute rest breaks for every four hours worked. Thousands of workers have been affected by lost wages due to unpaid overtime, unpaid meal breaks and being forced to work "off the clock". Jay Trucks & Associates, PC are experienced attorneys in wage, hour and overtime violation law who can assert your legal rights and provide you with a remedy for your situation.

If you believe your employer has violated wage, hour or overtime laws, please contact the law offices of Jay Trucks & Associates, PC serving Flint, Clare, Saginaw, Traverse City and Lansing, Michigan today.