Tad T. Roumayah, Esq.

10/30/2025

Pregnancy should never derail a woman’s career. My client was offered a lucrative job, only to have her job offer revoked after she disclosed her pregnancy. I’m proud to stand with my client to fight back against pregnancy discrimination.

A Cedar Springs woman has filed a federal lawsuit alleging a California company rescinded her job offer after she disclosed her pregnancy.

02/26/2025

I am proud to have obtained a $625,000 pre-suit settlement for my client, a former executive at a Fortune 500 company, who endured national origin and religious discrimination in the workplace.

A practicing Muslim of Middle Eastern descent, my client dedicated nearly 30 years to the company, holding leadership positions across North America and globally. After earning a promotion, my client's new manager systematically excluded my client from key decisions, humiliated my client in front of other employees, and made racially disparaging remarks about Middle Eastern individuals, overall fostering a hostile work environment. Despite a strong performance record, my client’s employment was later terminated after lodging a complaint about the hostile work environment.

Before any formal legal action was taken, I engaged in negotiations on behalf of my client to resolve the case, leading to a confidential pre-suit resolution totaling $625,000.

Tad Roumayah negotiated a $625,000 settlement for a former executive at a Fortune 500 company, resolving allegations of national origin and religious discrimination. https://www.sommerspc.com/verdicts/625000-pre-suit-settlement-reached-in-national-origin-and-religious-discrimination-employment-case/

09/26/2024

I am proud to share my $134,000 jury verdict obtained in Oakland County Circuit Court last Friday on a Whistleblower Retaliation case.

My client is a young teacher who promptly reported a disturbing threat of school gun violence made by one of her students to school administration. Just 11 days later, the school district gave my client an ultimatum: resign, or be fired. The jury found that the school district’s actions violated the Michigan Whistleblowers’ Protection Act and awarded my client damages.

Shout out to my stellar Sommers Schwartz, PC team including associate attorney Jenna Nakkash and our soon-to-be newest associate attorney, Nathan Robbins, J.D., who did an outstanding job.

Justice has prevailed!

10/27/2023

A jury awarded $800,000 in damages to a Genesee County Road Commission employee over claims of unlawful retaliation and failure to accommodate a disability. Read more.

01/05/2023

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/05/business/economy/ftc-noncompete.html

A sweeping proposal by the Federal Trade Commission would block companies from limiting their employees’ ability to work for a rival.

01/04/2023

During one 48-hour period, Tad Roumayah, Dan Swanson, and Jenna Sheena obtained two confidential settlements in cases alleging racial discrimination, sexual harassment, and retaliation.

12/06/2022

Sommers Schwartz’s Tad T. Roumayah, Esq., Tiffany Buckley-Norwood of Trinity Health, and James Reid of Dinsmore recently addressed "Legal Perspectives on Termination: Employee and Employer” during a seminar presented by the Institute for Continuing Legal Education. Click the link for a preview of their program - https://buff.ly/3VXmwdm

11/02/2022

Quiet firing happens when managers treat workers poorly instead of firing them. The goal is to get the employee to quit. Is it legal? Read on.

07/05/2022

Michigan employees continue to have important job protections for abortion care in the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court's recent Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade.

The Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs has stirred many issues related to a pregnant employee’s abortion-related employment rights. We address those questions. Read more.

02/14/2022

The Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act prohibits employers from forcing employees to agree to mandatory private arbitration of any claims of sexual assault or harassment in the workplace.

As a result, employers who perpetrate sexual harassment will no longer be able to hide their wrongdoing from public scrutiny.

New legislation limits the enforceability of mandatory arbitration clauses, prohibiting their application in workplace sexual harassment and assault cases. Read more.