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Enacts New Law Requiring Sexual Harassment Training by Employers of Tipped Employees (and Associated Reporting Requirements); Posting; and Notice to Employees of Employment Laws Published November 17, 2020 at 10:07 am District of Columbia Maryland Employers Must End the Inquiry into Applicant Wage History Published November 11, 2020 at 11:58 am Compensation Montgomery County Makes It Easier for Employees to Prove Unlawful Harassment Published November 9, 2020 at 9:28 am Discrimination Virginia Ban on Non-Competes for “Low” Wage Employees Published November 5, 2020 at 9:17 am Covenant not to Compete Montgomery County Council Considers Legislation to Amend its Ban the Box Law Published November 2, 2020 at 8:54 am Background Check Are DMV Employers Required to Give Employees Time Off to Vote? It Depends. 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United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Stays OSHA’s New Emergency Temporary Standard Published November 8, 2021 at 8:38 pm News
OSHA Releases Highly Anticipated COVID Vaccine Mandate for Employers with 100+ Employees Published November 4, 2021 at 8:26 pm Employment Edge
Safer Federal Workforce Task Force Issues Vaccination Guidance for Federal Contractors on President Biden’s COVID-19 Executive Order Published October 2, 2021 at 3:06 pm Employment Edge
Thirteen Overarching Themes That Employers Should Consider as They Navigate Vaccine Mandates and Related COVID Issues Published October 1, 2021 at 3:24 pm Employment Edge
20 Takeaways From the New Task Force Guidance on COVID-19 Published September 29, 2021 at 3:15 pm Employment Edge
An Early Look at What Employers Need to Know About President Biden’s Path Out of the Pandemic Published September 27, 2021 at 6:57 pm Employment Edge
Why Successful Employers Understand That Manager Training is Now More Important Than Ever Published September 20, 2021 at 2:48 pm Employment Edge
EEOC Files First Disability Accommodation Lawsuit Related to COVID-19 Published September 10, 2021 at 2:43 pm Other
Antitrust Prosecutions for ‘No-Poaching’ Agreement Published July 22, 2021 at 9:39 am Department of Justice
Seven Things That Employers Need to Know About Virginia’s New Overtime Wage Act Published July 16, 2021 at 11:54 am Employment Edge
EEOC Issues Guidance on Employer Incentives to Employees for Voluntary COVID-19 Vaccinations Published June 28, 2021 at 1:00 pm ADA
Breached NDA Renders a $20 Million Verdict, But Only a $1 Judgment Published June 17, 2021 at 10:19 am Employment Edge
What Employers Need to Know About the Department of Labor’s Withdrawal of the Independent Contractor Rule Published May 17, 2021 at 11:52 am Employment Edge
Is Maryland Going to be the Next State to Enact COVID-19 Workplace Standards? Published April 25, 2021 at 12:28 pm COVID-19
Bereavement Leave Soon Covered By Maryland’s Flexible Leave Act Published April 16, 2021 at 1:13 pm Employment Edge
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and COBRA Published March 30, 2021 at 1:58 pm American Rescue Plan
The District of Columbia’s New COVID-19 Workplace Safety Requirements Published February 18, 2021 at 9:13 pm Adverse Employment Action
Vaccines Eliminate Need To Quarantine For Period Of Time According To CDC Published February 12, 2021 at 2:12 pm CDC
Managing Your Employees: What New and Small Businesses Need to Know Published February 5, 2021 at 4:37 pm Compensation
Virginia Is First Again: COVID-19 Workplace Safety Rule Becomes Permanent Published January 14, 2021 at 10:11 am COVID-19
Families First Coronavirus Response Act Tax Credit Extension in 2021 Published December 31, 2020 at 9:57 am COVID-19
D.C. Passes Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Published December 18, 2020 at 8:08 am Ban On Non-compete Agreements Amendment Act Of 2020
EEOC Issues Guidance For Employers Considering Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccine Policies Published December 17, 2020 at 11:06 am ADA
Avoid Liability with Express Disclaimers in Employee Manuals and Handbooks Published December 14, 2020 at 9:14 am Case Law Update
Montgomery County Council Enacts Legislation Amending the County’s Ban the Box Law Published December 9, 2020 at 2:20 pm Background Check
Voluntary Acceptance of a Transfer May Waive Employees’ Claims in Maryland and Virginia Published December 3, 2020 at 10:40 am ADA
COVID-19 in the Workplace – Employer Recording and Reporting Requirements Published November 23, 2020 at 9:11 am Compliance Safety and Health Officers
D.C. Enacts New Law Requiring Sexual Harassment Training by Employers of Tipped Employees (and Associated Reporting Requirements); Posting; and Notice to Employees of Employment Laws Published November 17, 2020 at 10:07 am District of Columbia
Maryland Employers Must End the Inquiry into Applicant Wage History Published November 11, 2020 at 11:58 am Compensation
Montgomery County Makes It Easier for Employees to Prove Unlawful Harassment Published November 9, 2020 at 9:28 am Discrimination
Virginia Ban on Non-Competes for “Low” Wage Employees Published November 5, 2020 at 9:17 am Covenant not to Compete
Montgomery County Council Considers Legislation to Amend its Ban the Box Law Published November 2, 2020 at 8:54 am Background Check
Are DMV Employers Required to Give Employees Time Off to Vote? It Depends. Published October 29, 2020 at 9:29 am District of Columbia
Maryland Law Bans Natural Hair Discrimination Published October 28, 2020 at 9:14 am Creating a Respectful World for Natural Hair Act
CDC Updates Definition of “Close Contact” as it Relates to COVID-19 Published October 23, 2020 at 11:31 am COVID-19
On the Hook: Business Owners could be Personally Liable for Employees’ Unpaid Wages Published October 22, 2020 at 1:58 pm Economic Realities Test
Maryland Imposes Mandatory Notice Requirements for Employers in New “Mini-WARN” Act Published October 20, 2020 at 8:39 am Employment Edge
