When Off-Duty Behavior Follows Employees Back to Work

Can a company discipline, or even terminate, an employee who misbehaves outside of work? Here’s the scenario: a warehouse operations supervisor at a Maryland distribution company disciplines an employee for repeated safety violations and insubordin… Read More
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Understanding Maryland’s Enhanced WARN Act Obligations: What Employers Need to Know

When businesses are forced to make tough decisions about layoffs or plant closures, advance planning is not just smart—it’s required by law. In Maryland, employers must be particularly cautious. The state’s Economic Stabilization Act (ESA) impo… Read More
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The Challenge of Writing up Employees—and How to Do a Better Job at It

Our clients recognize how important it is to write up employees when situations call for it. Yet, most companies struggle terribly with getting supervisors actually to fill out a disciplinary form when a problem arises with an employee. Why is that?… Read More
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EEOC Issues Updated Guidance on COVID-19 Retaliation

According to EEOC statistics, the most common basis for charges of discrimination filed with the agency is retaliation. Issues related to COVID-19, such as the ongoing need for sick leave, vaccine hesitancy, religious exemption requests from vaccine… Read More
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What Can You Do About a Wrongful Termination?

Have you been wrongfully terminated? Click here to learn whether you can file a wrongful termination claim according to employment law in Maryland. Read More
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Maryland Personnel Appeals

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… Read More
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