The Michigan Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act (ELCRA) prevents all employers from discriminating against workers based on national origin, race, religion, gender, pregnancy, height, weight, and family or marital status. The law office of Gafkay & Gardner, PLC represents clients in discrimination lawsuits in Michigan.

The Law Office of Gafkay & Gardner, PLC is an accident law firm in Saginaw, Michigan that represents clients in accident cases to recover compensation for pain and suffering, lost wages, and medical costs.

The Saginaw law office of Gafkay & Gardner, PLC often encounters questions about different types of discrimination.
The law office of Gafkay & Gardner, PLC represents clients in protected classes based on gender, race, color, national origin, religion, age, height, weight, marital status, disability, and veteran status.

Saginaw accident attorneys help accident victims by explaining their rights and how the legal process works. They help determine who was at fault in an accident, which includes identifying multiple parties. Investigating an accident scene, interviewing witnesses, and gathering evidence to support a claim—along with keeping clients apprised of case progress—are some of the benefits Saginaw accident attorneys provide to their clients.

The Law Office of Julie A. Gafkay, PLC is a successful and experienced personal injury law firm of personal injury attorneys, with offices in Frankenmuth, Michigan. The attorneys at The Law Office of Julie A. Gafkay, PLC have helped injured people recover for losses and damages resulting from accidents, medical malpractice, negligence, unsafe products, and dangerous drugs, as well as injuries that give rise to workers' compensation or Social Security disability claims.

The Law Office of Julie A. Gafkay, PLC, a full service law practice located in Frankenmuth, Michigan is committed to providing close personal attention to its clients. The lawyers at The Law Office of Julie A. Gafkay, PLC offer competent and efficient advocacy on behalf of the victims of automobile accidents. Automobile accidents — also referred to as traffic accidents, car accidents, road accidents, road traffic accidents, and motor vehicle accidents — cause thousands of deaths and hundreds of thousands of disabilities each year.

The term “civil rights” refers to the rights guaranteed to individual citizens by federal and state constitutions and statutes. Rights secured under the U.S. Constitution include the First Amendment rights of free speech, assembly, and religion, as well as the Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable searches and seizures by law enforcement and other government officials.

When most people think of employment law, the first thing that comes to mind is a lawsuit in which a former employee is suing for wrongful termination. However, employment law has a much broader scope, which encompasses all aspects of the employer-employee relationship. The law maintains a balance of fairness and equity among employers and employees that is vital to businesses today. 

The Law Office of Julie A. Gafkay, PLC has represented clients in a variety of trusts and estates matters, including probate, gifts, estate planning, trust administration, intestacy matters, and will contests. The law of trusts and estates primarily involves the management of personal affairs and the disposition of a person's property after he or she has died or become incapacitated.

It is well acknowledged that a special relationship exists between physicians and their patients. Physicians owe their patients a duty to use the degree of skill, care, and diligence that is generally exercised by similar members of the medical profession. Medical malpractice results when a medical professional breaches that duty through negligence or carelessness and causes injury to a patient.

Products liability refers to the liability of manufacturers, processors, suppliers, distributors, or sellers of a defective or dangerous product that causes damage or injury to a buyer or third party. Products liability may also include the destruction of a product by its own defect. If you or a loved one have been injured or damaged by a defective product, contact Julie A. Gafkay, PLC Law to discuss the unique facts of your case and the potential for recovering monetary compensation.

Most Michigan gender discrimination cases apply to women. Before World War II, women did not participate in the paid work force to the degree that men did. They were stay-at-home moms, and men were the breadwinners. However, by 1950, about 40% of all U.S. women worked at paid jobs. By the turn of the century, close to 75% of American women had joined the labor force.

Racial classification refers to particular groups of people who share common characteristics such as genetic traits, physical appearance, and ethnic or social similarities. Color of skin is just one attribute that may define a race of people. Race discrimination denies the racial group equal opportunities open to people in other racial groups or grants certain privileges to some groups in exclusion of others.

Under the 1967 federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), Congress protected individuals aged 40 and older from employment discrimination. According to the ADEA, a company with 20 or more employees must not advertise jobs, hire, promote, or terminate workers based on age.

In 1978, Congress added the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) as an amendment to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The PDA prohibits pregnancy discrimination in employment. Pregnancy refers to the period of pregnancy, childbirth, and any medical conditions related to the birth or pregnancy.