Civil Rights Law
Our firm has been litigating to enforce the civil rights
of individuals and organizations in the contexts of employment,
voting, and other areas, for decades.
We frequently litigate to enforce civil rights at the workplace,
including suits to enforce the First Amendment to the United
States Constitution (freedom of speech and association); the
Fourteenth Amendment (due process and equal protection); and
various state and federal laws, including the Fair Labor Standards
Act, the Equal Pay Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of
1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Family and Medical Leave Act
(FMLA), Michigan's Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act, Michigan's
Persons with Disabilities Civil Rights Act, the Payment of Wages
and Fringe Benefits Act and the Bullard-Plawecki Employee Right
To Know Act.
The firm also has contributed to the development of civil rights
law through the preparation of amicus curiae briefs in cases
involving significant civil rights issues, through assisting
clients on policy proposals, and through service by individual
attorneys on various boards and committees. Our dedication to
this area of the law is epitomized by senior partner Rolland
O'Hare, who has served as a member of the national ACLU's executive
board for 42 years, longer than any other person in that organization's
distinguished history. In addition, we are proud of our long
record of pro bono publico service to people and non-profit
groups, including the America Civil Liberties Union of Michigan,
which named the firm as a whole its 2001 "Volunteer of
the Year."
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