On August 23, 2021, the FDA granted full approval to the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, which had previously been authorized under an emergency use authorization. Although some private employers had begun implementing vaccine mandates for employee…
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Governor Hogan’s recent decision to end Maryland’s participation in the federal enhanced employment benefits program and to reinstate the requirement that those collecting unemployment benefits resume their efforts to find work is likely to spur…
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As they resume pre-pandemic operations, employers are understandably concerned about the safety of their employees and clients. As a result, many are implementing mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policies for their employees. According to the most rece…
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Over the past ten years, states and local governments have increasingly legalized the use of marijuana, depending on the reason. A majority of states and DC have legalized the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes while a growing minority of states…
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Employers are obligated to take certain steps to determine whether their employees are legally authorized to work in the United States. Since the early 50s, federal law has prohibited employers from employing foreign workers unless they hold a status…
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President Biden’s July 9, 2021, executive order, in which he urged the Federal Trade Commission to explore enacting rules to curtail the use of non-competes and other agreements that impede worker mobility, marks a change in approach and scope from…
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On July 13, 2021, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Fletcher-Hill enjoined the State from opting out of the federally enhanced unemployment program under ARPA. In June, Governor Hogan provided Congress with the State’s written intent to withdraw f…
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As the state of emergency in Maryland ends this summer, many employers are looking to hire new employees to deal with an increase in customer and client demand. For many of those employers, the hiring process includes some form of a background invest…
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With 14 months having passed since the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) took effect, the number of decisions by U.S. District Courts relating to claims arising from violations of that law is increasing. The arguments made by employers…
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Governor Hogan recently announced that Maryland will be ending federally enhanced unemployment assistance paid by the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation, or DLLR, this summer. As part of the federally enhanced unemployment benefits, those…
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