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When should business owners consult an attorney? Ideally, before a problem becomes expensive. The Tammany Hall political machine was notorious for its slogan of “Vote early and vote often.” For business owners, I would change that to “consult e… Read More

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires that employers pay their non-exempt employees overtime rates for all hours above 40 that they work in a week. In most cases, of course, an employer knows when an employee is working overtime. The company e… Read More

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… Read More

A Legal Guide for Employers Navigating Federal and Maryland Harassment Law Many employers treat sexual harassment policies like a fire extinguisher mounted on the wall: displayed for compliance purposes, but rarely maintained, tested, or taken seriou… Read More

High-level employees often are exempt from the overtime laws under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). When employees are paid on a salary basis and they perform duties as a manager, administrator, or professional (for example), they do not receive… Read More

Depending on your age and media franchise preference, security clearances can conjure up images of shaken martinis, silenced Berettas, detailed satellite imagery, nuclear submarines, and codewords. When I was younger, I devoured Tom Clancy novels (ba… Read More

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… Read More

You took the right first step: you worked with counsel and required your employees to sign carefully drafted restrictive covenant agreements. That first step protects your business—on paper. But when an employee leaves and you suspect they are viol… Read More