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WORKPLACE RETALIATION lawyers

Those who do the right thing deserve to be rewarded, not punished. But nothing can deter a person from doing the right thing like the fear of retaliation, and employers will retaliate against an employee to coverup their own misconduct and discourage its employees from ever challenging them again. They are attempting to bully you into submission. Our workplace retaliation lawyers have been giving these employers a dose of their own medicine for over 35 years, standing up for victims and making their employers pay for violating their rights.

Our workplace retaliation lawyers have handled retaliation cases involving all different types of retaliation, including retaliatory discharge, retaliatory demotion, retaliatory discipline, retaliation related to compensation and benefits, retaliatory harassment, and many others. 

serving workplace retaliation victims across Michigan

Fett Law’s workplace retaliation lawyers serve victims across Michigan, including workplace retaliation victims in: Detroit, Lansing, Grand Rapids, Flint, Saginaw, Kalamazoo, Battle Creek, Jackson, and Traverse City.

If you are the victim of workplace retaliation, contact us today to have our workplace retaliation lawyers evaluate your case free of charge. To get started, simply call us at 734-954-0100, click the button below, or visit our Free Consultation page.

Our workplace retaliation lawyers also offer Zoom consultations. If you are a victim of workplace retaliation outside of Southeast Michigan and would prefer a workplace retaliation lawyer closer to you, you should still contact us. If we believe you have a case, we will refer you to a workplace retaliation lawyer in your area free of charge.

our RETALIATION lawyers

james k. fett workplace retaliation lawyer

Fett Law is led by workplace retaliation lawyer James K. Fett. James graduated from the University of Michigan Law School in 1986 and has been representing victims of workplace retaliation ever since. James established himself as Michigan’s preeminent workplace retaliation lawyer by winning the first workplace retaliation case ever aired on CourtTV and has won numerous high profile workplace retaliation cases since.

James has been named as a Top Ten Most Outstanding Attorney by Michigan Lawyers Weekly, Lawyer of the Year by the Washtenaw Trial Lawyers Association, and been named as a Super Lawyer by Law & Politics Magazine. 

You can learn more about James at Workplace Retaliation Lawyer James K. Fett.

FEATURED RETALIATION CASEs

$438,000 Jury Verdict for MDOC Warden

Jeff Larson was a prison Warden for the Michigan Department of Corrections. He had the audacity to stand up to a prison administrator that was sexually harassing his colleague. MDOC rewarded Jeff by retaliating against him. They instigated a frivolous Internal Affairs investigation and then demoted Jeff. We brought a retaliation claim on behalf of Jeff and a sexual harassment claim on behalf of his colleague. The sexual harassment claim was settled. Jeff’s case went to trial and the jury returned a $438,000 verdict on Jeff’s retaliation claim. You can read more about Jeff’s case at Jury Return $438k Verdict in Retaliation Case (detroitfreepress.com).

$1 Million Workplace Retaliation Settlement Against MDOC

Our workplace retaliation lawyers brought a workplace retaliation claim against Wayne County on behalf of multiple employees who were retaliated against for reporting sexual abuse at the Wayne County Juvenile Detention Center and for opposing discrimination. The cases were settled before trial for a total in excess of $1,000,000.

RETALIATION CASEs in the news

University of Michigan Settles Retaliation Case

ANN ARBOR – A lawsuit accusing the University of Michigan Health System of illegal, retaliatory firing of an administrator raised concerns over racial profiling at campus hospitals has been settled. Carmen Green, who is Black, argued she was terminated for presenting hospital leadership with research indicating “UMHS staff disproportionately – 2.5 times more often – reach for the phone to call Security when confronted with Black visitors or patients that become emotional in UMHS emergency rooms, intensive care waiting rooms, surgical waiting rooms ….

You can read more about Carmen’s case at UM Settles Retaliation Case (cbsnews.com).

Learn more about whether you may have a claim for workplace retaliation by visiting our Know Your Rights, Workplace Retaliation page.

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