US Says Transgender Workers Illegally Fired
Federal law "prohibits employers from firing employees because they do not behave according to the employer's stereotypes of how men and women should act," said EEOC attorney Laurie Young.
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Federal law "prohibits employers from firing employees because they do not behave according to the employer's stereotypes of how men and women should act," said EEOC attorney Laurie Young.
The families of two Wisconsin teenagers killed in a car crash involving a faulty General Motors ignition switch have dropped their lawsuit against the company and are seeking a settlement with the automaker.
There is nothing illegal about a tow ball blocking a clear view of a license plate, the Michigan appeals court ruled, breaking new legal ground in a state where thousands of motorists use hitches to haul boats and trailers.
The complaints say Menards was grossly negligent and breached its duties in more than 20 ways, including their failure to train, negligent hiring and the failure to supervise their employees.
Matthew Krause was armed inside his home and had refused to surrender when officers tried to arrest him in 2008.
Whitt denied being a grumpy librarian and blamed the complaints on kids who were denied access to computers.
Dozens of male guards say they've been denied overtime and job assignments at the state's only prison for women solely because they're men.
The family of a Detroit woman shot and killed by a Dearborn Heights homeowner— has filed a civil lawsuit seeking damages in her death.
A Texas lawyer has filed a lawsuit against General Motors on behalf of 658 people who were injured or killed in crashes allegedly caused by faulty ignition switches.
The state Corrections Department has agreed to settle a lawsuit by an inmate who said his health was harmed by exposure to mold and bleach.
Did police intentionally ignore a witness who might have been one of the last people to see JoAnn Matouk-Romain alive?
David Kwiatkowski, a cardiac technician was accused of infecting patients with hepatitis C, had worked as a traveling cardiac technologist in seven states -- including Michigan.
A lawsuit filed by the family of a Michigan man who drowned in 2011 during an unsuccessful effort to rescue a 16-year-old whose canoe overturned has been settled for about $950,000.
Did Detroit police act properly when they handcuffed and interrogated a boy suspected of stealing a TV?
Imprisoned ex-Major League Baseball player Chad Curtis says he's innocent of sexual assault allegations made by three teenagers in a lawsuit.
Of 71 lawsuits that ended with the state paying, 27 -- more than a third -- came from Michigan's Corrections Department.
The family of a Detroit-area man who committed suicide will appeal a jury verdict that the death was not caused by the use of synthetic marijuana.
A judge has ruled in favor of a former metro Detroit bus system employee of Iraqi descent who said a co-worker made ethnic slurs against him.
"Some of the suspects that were supposed to be looked in to were not... and yes, they are police officers."
A woman who pleaded guilty to a criminal charge in a 2004 car crash that killed her fiance is suing General Motors Co.
The lawsuit alleges that Pugh, who ran a leadership class through the academy, aggressively pursued a sexual relationship with the student.
The man shown fleeing police in a clip aired on MSNBC's "Caught on Camera: Dash Cam Diaries" is Todd Keith.
More than 300 claims have been filed related to a deadly ignition switch problem in some older model small GM cars.
Family members of a Detroit woman who was murdered have filed a lawsuit as their loved one's killer prepares to spend the rest of his life behind bars.
A federal judge has ordered the government to turn over mug shots of criminal defendants to the Detroit Free Press.
