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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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…
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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…
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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 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…
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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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On July 1, 2015, the minimum wage in Maryland increased to $8.25 per hour. However, in Montgomery County and Prince George’s County, the current minimum wage is $8.40 per hour. On October 1, 2015, the Montgomery County and Prince George’s…
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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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Employers are always looking for new ways to be more cost effective and efficient. One area in which companies often try to save money is in the drafting of legal documents. They don’t want to pay fees for standard documents like employment agreeme…
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