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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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The recently enacted Maryland Lien for Unpaid Wages law allows employees who are owed wages by their employer to file a lien against their employer. The employee simply notifies the employer of their intent to claim a lien and the employer is then re…
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“Ban the Box” laws, so called from the question (or box to be checked) on an employment application that asks an applicant about their criminal background, prohibit the use of a check-box on job applications indicating whether or not the applican…
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Most Maryland companies that utilize salespeople to conduct their business are familiar with “Non-Compete Agreements.” These are the agreements that prevent an employee from leaving the company and taking all of the company’s customers with the…
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Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”) prohibits discrimination based upon race, color, gender, religion or national origin. The Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability. How…
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Most employers know that it is a good idea to have employees sign “non-competes” – that is, agreements that limit the extent to which current employees may compete against the employer if the employee leaves and wants to start working somewhere…
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