Posts tagged northern michigan

• Unpaid Overtime Hours - a rising trend.

  Timothy Smith | February 25, 2009 3:58 PM | 0 CommentsTraverse City, MI Category: Workplace Discrimination
  

  As the recession continues, it seems that we're seeing more and more employers getting into trouble by failing to pay overtime. As times get tough for area businesses, cutting overhead by limiting...

• Slip and Falls on Black Ice in Michigan

  Timothy Smith | January 19, 2009 10:27 AM | 0 CommentsTraverse City, MI Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  Businesses bombard us with promises of a shopping experience loaded with deals, specials and savings. Whether it's Wal-Mart, Best Buy, or the local Five and Dime, you would think, as consumers, that...

• Teen Driving Tips

  Timothy Smith | January 16, 2009 5:04 PM | 2 CommentsTraverse City, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  I've got one and two more on the way. Teens that is....... Next summer my oldest will take driver's education. It's a little scary. I saw an interesting statistic recently that really opened my...

• Stork Craft Baby Cribs Recalled

  Timothy Smith | January 15, 2009 4:33 PM | 0 CommentsTraverse City, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Stork Craft Manufacturing of British Columbia, Canada has recalled 1,000,000 cribs that had been sold between May 2000 and last month here in the U.S. and Canada. The Consumer Public Safety...

• The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and the Paycheck Fairness Act: timely help for employees

  Timothy Smith | January 12, 2009 11:28 AM | 1 CommentTraverse City, MI Category: Workplace Discrimination
  

  The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and the Paycheck Fairness Act have reached critical mass in Congress and looks to become law under our next administration. So, what are they and how does this...

• Safe Driving Tips When Sharing the Road with Semi's

  Timothy Smith | January 08, 2009 10:49 AM | 2 CommentsTraverse City, MI Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  A young Traverse City resident recently lost her life when the car she was riding in was involved in an auto accident with a semi truck on Garfield Ave. In any accident between a car and semi truck,...