» Maryland Wage and Hour Law

In a closely watched class-action case involving Amazon, the Maryland Supreme Court recently ruled that the “de minimis” doctrine—which allows courts to disregard trivial claims—applies to Maryland’s wage and hour laws. This decision offers… Read More

A recent report from Maryland’s Joint Enforcement Task Force on Workplace Fraud (JETF) reveals that more than 5,500 workers were misclassified as independent contractors in 2024. This misclassification not only deprives workers of essential benefit… Read More

How do three Federal Circuit Courts of Appeals hear separate but factually identical cases, yet come to three distinct holdings? That is what happened recently when one set of facts with different plaintiffs was litigated in the Ninth, Fifth, and Ele… Read More

Ideally, employers that are faced with valid overtime or minimum wage claims should focus on working with their attorney to accurately evaluate their exposure and identify the most efficient way to resolve the claim. While this advice seems self-evid… Read More

In a recent decision that appears to address the issue for the first time, U.S. District Court Judge Peter Messitte ruled that Maryland wage and hour statutes did not entitle members of a class of cable/telephone/internet technicians to recover unpai… Read More

As you know, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act that was signed by President Trump on March 18, 2020 requires businesses with up to 500 employees to provide additional paid leave to their employees. Many businesses understandably were concer… Read More

United States Magistrate Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher recently granted an FLSA Plaintiff employee’s Motion to Dismiss Counterclaims filed by his Defendant employer. Detailed excerpts from the Opinion are presented below. Most importantly, the C… Read More

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit recently affirmed a judgment finding an employer’s violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). McFeeley v. Jackson St. Entm’t, LLC, 825 F.3d 235 (4th Cir. 2016… Read More