We live in a data-driven and informational world. It is no surprise, then, that for many companies, the most valuable asset is information. Think customer lists, pricing strategies, internal business processes, and proprietary technology. This inform…
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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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Employers work hard to preserve the exempt status of employees whose duties meet an exempt category under the Fair Labor Standards Act and who are paid on a salary basis. Common sense tells us that paying an employee on a “salary basis” means tha…
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Restrictive covenants are important tools for protecting client relationships, confidential information, and competitive positioning. But in recent years they have faced increased scrutiny—particularly non-competes—exposing businesses to unnecess…
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If you are anything like many employers, your reaction upon hearing the term “reasonable accommodation” will mirror the stages of grief—denial, anger, bargaining, depression, testing, and finally acceptance. Denial: “You want me to change our…
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Even smart employers make mistakes. And in the world of employment law, there is one mistake that employers make more than any other. “I’m tired of paying my employee overtime. I’m putting him on salary. Then I won’t have to pay him overtime.…
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Employers invest significant time and resources in hiring and training employees, developing clients, and designing proprietary business information. Because of this significant investment, employers need tools to protect their business interests, cl…
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You receive an HR complaint from an employee. It could be someone unhappy with how their manager has been speaking with them, or it could be a manager feeling like their direct report is harassing them, or it could be an employee who brought up safet…
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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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FAMLI Delayed Again — What Maryland Employers Should Still Be Doing Now Maryland employers are still waiting for the state’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) program to take effect—but “waiting” doesn’t mean standing still.…
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