BRIAN J GRABER LLC, Attorney at Law
Employment Lawyer
Illinois and Michigan laws allow employees to obtain copies of their personnel records or employment files. Obtaining copies of personnel records can be very helpful in evaluating wrongful termination, retaliation, whistleblower, discrimination, harassment, and unpaid wage claims. BRIAN J GRABER LLC practices employment law in Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan. Learn about your rights to obtain …
BRIAN J GRABER LLC is a Whistleblowers’ Protection Act lawyer representing Michigan employees who are retaliated against by their employers for whistleblowing in violation of the Whistleblowers’ Protection Act. Protected activity under the Whistleblowers’ Protection Act encompasses reporting violations of common law. In Stefanski v. Saginaw County 911 Communications Center Authority, SC 166663 at *1-2 …
BRIAN J GRABER PLLC represents Michigan employees who are retaliated against in violation of the ELCRA. In Miller v. Corr., SC 164862 at *4 (Mich. May 10, 2024), the Michigan Supreme Court in a unanimous opinion held the ELCRA, MCL 37.2701(a) provides a cause of action for associational or third-party retaliation claims, i.e., where one …
BRIAN J GRABER LLC represents employees in Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan who are retaliated against in violation of federal whistleblower statutes. Congress passed several statutes containing whistleblower (anti-retaliation) provisions protecting employees in certain industries from retaliation for certain statutorily defined protected activities. Several of these whistleblower protection statutes adopted the contributing-factor burden-shifting framework of the …
BRIAN J GRABER LLC is a sexual harassment lawyer representing employees in sexual harassment claims against their employers in Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan. Effective March 3, 2022, the Federal Arbitration Act was amended prohibiting mandatory arbitration of sexual assault and harassment claims. The amendment to the Federal Arbitration Act prevents employers from enforcing mandatory arbitration …
In these uncertain times, Illinois employees may have some legal protections from discrimination or retaliation related to the coronavirus pandemic. A wrongful termination in violation of certain Illinois or federal laws can be financially devastating. Many of these federal and Illinois laws already exist. Some laws like the City of Chicago’s Coronavirus Anti-Retaliation Ordinance were …
Forced to drive an unsafe truck? An employer may be in violation of the law for forcing you to drive an unsafe truck. BRIAN J GRABER LLC is a truck driver whistleblower lawyer representing truck drivers in Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan who are discharged or retaliated against for refusing to drive unsafe trucks in violation …
