Can an Expert Define and Determine What Constitutes Discrimination?

In employment discrimination cases, the parties often retain experts to opine about various aspects of the case. An expert may provide, for example, insight as to job performance issues or, in many instances, determine the nature and scope of an employee’s alleged damages. But can an expert determine if the employer’s conduct constituted “discrimination”? The …

The Michigan Court of Appeals Addresses Sexual Harassment and Mandatory Arbitration Agreements

Mandatory arbitration agreements for employment claims have been increasingly criticized, but that criticism has increased dramatically for sexual harassment cases.  The #MeToo movement has generated significant pressure to exclude sexual harassment claims from mandatory employment arbitration agreements, and proposed legislation federally and in various states seeks to bar mandatory arbitration agreements or at least to …