Trump v. Slaughter is not an employment law case, at least not in the traditional sense. Yet it remains the most important case of the year to shape the future of the employment law landscape, because it weakens the legal foundation for independent a…
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Maryland’s paid family and medical leave program is moving from concept to reality, at long last. Beginning on January 1, 2027, Maryland employers will need to start making payroll contributions to the state’s Family and Medical Leave Insurance p…
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It’s the bane of many employers’ existence. How much paid time off do I have to give? How much should I give? Can I place strings on it? Blackout dates? Two-week notice requirement? Probationary periods? Sick time or vacation? Does it matter? Emp…
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Here’s an everyday scenario for your consideration: A company issues its annual merit-based raises to all its employees. Two employees are overheard discussing their bonuses in the break room, with one wondering out loud why the other got more than…
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Can a company discipline, or even terminate, an employee who misbehaves outside of work? Here’s the scenario: a warehouse operations supervisor at a Maryland distribution company disciplines an employee for repeated safety violations and insubordin…
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“This employment is at-will, which means either party can terminate it at any time, for any reason, or for no reason at all.” This is a standard clause that we routinely draft in employment agreements, and iterate in handbooks, in big, bold lette…
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Handbooks. If you’ve ever worked for a company, chances are you’ve been handed one of these. They can run from a few pages to several hundred, often contain inexplicable passages of dense legalese, and are generally skimmed through briefl…
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