Employers must be aware of the rapidly changing body of law on the misclassification of workers. Classification of workers as independent contractors rather than employees is covered by a wide range of federal and state laws. Making the wrong decisio… Read More

Maryland courts are increasing their application of the law of personal liability to business owners in certain cases. Business owners need to be aware of this trend and, rather than seek to insulate themselves from decisions regarding employee compe… Read More

In an increasingly litigious world, employers must be extremely careful to avoid creating potential liability for themselves where none otherwise would exist. One common mistake that employers make when discharging an employee is that different manag… Read More

Employers and employees alike may suffer severe misunderstandings about employment discrimination law. The recent Supreme Court case of E.E.O.C. v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc., 135 S. Ct. 2028, 2031, 192 L. Ed. 2d 35 (2015), pinpoints one su… Read More

One of the benefits of being a high level State employee is job security. Employees in the State Personnel Management System within the Executive Branch may not be fired without just cause – and if these employees are fired, they are granted appeal… Read More

The recently decided Supreme Court case of Young v. UPS involved a “disparate treatment” claim brought by a pregnant employee pursuant to the Pregnancy Discrimination Act. Young, the employee, claimed that UPS, her employer, acted unlawfully in r… Read More

The recently enacted Maryland False Claims Act allows a private individual to file a civil action on their own behalf and on behalf of the defrauded governmental entity. The individual may seek penalties, court costs and attorney’s fees. The law pr… Read More

The Inevitable Disclosure Doctrine may at first sound like an indecipherable philosophical legalese run-on sentence. Therefore, we present to you the following close-to-home-hypothetical situation (any resemblance to actual people or events is entire… Read More