When Can an Employer Consider an Applicant’s Criminal History?
When Can an Employer Consider an Applicant’s Criminal History? Your company’s job application process may have long included an initial inquiry into whether the applicant had been convicted of a …
When Can Employers Conduct Credit and Criminal Background Checks?
When Can Employers Conduct Credit and Criminal Background Checks? Although your company may have been performing credit and criminal background checks of applicants regularly for as long as you can …
Preparing for the DC Paid Family Leave Act: What Employers Need to Know
Preparing for the DC Paid Family Leave Act: What Employers Need to Know This summer, DC’s new Paid Family Leave (PFL) law will make employees eligible for expanded benefits. But …
Montgomery County Becomes First County to Pass Race-Based Hair Discrimination Legislation
Montgomery County Becomes First County to Pass Race-Based Hair Discrimination Legislation Employers Should Review Existing Policies and Guidelines to Ensure Compliance Montgomery County is the first county in the country …
Julie Reddig Named One of 2019 ‘Leading Women’ by The Daily Record
Julie Reddig Named One of 2019 ‘Leading Women’ by The Daily Record The Daily Record selected Lerch Early employment attorney Julie Reddig to receive one of the 2019 Leading Women awards. …
New Federal OT Regulation Changes Announced: How Employers Should Prepare
New Federal OT Regulation Changes Announced: How Employers Should Prepare The anticipated amendments to the so-called “white collar” exemptions to the federal overtime regulations were finally issued by the Department …
What Maryland Employers Need to Know About New Law Prohibiting Non-Competes with Low Wage Earners
What Maryland Employers Need to Know About New Law Prohibiting Non-Competes with Low Wage Earners Earlier this year, Maryland became the most recent jurisdiction to enact legislation prohibiting non-competition agreements …
U.S. News Ranks Seven Lerch Early Practices Nationally and 14 to DC Area’s Top Tier Law Firms List
U.S. News Ranks Seven Lerch Early Practices Nationally and 14 to DC Area’s Top Tier Law Firms List U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” Seven of Lerch, Early & …
Maryland Employers Must Prepare for Six New Employee-Friendly Laws
Maryland Employers Must Prepare for Six New Employee-Friendly Laws Employers of Maryland workers should be aware of several employee-friendly changes made to Maryland employment laws, many of which go into …
Maryland Anti-Discrimination Amendments Could Change Game for Employers
Maryland Anti-Discrimination Amendments Could Change Game for Employers In a measure that will likely have a wide-ranging and profound impact upon employers, Maryland amended its anti-discrimination law, known as the …
Lerch Early Attorneys Named to 2020 Best Lawyers in America
Lerch Early Attorneys Named to 2020 Best Lawyers in America Multiple lawyers from Lerch, Early & Brewer recently were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2020. One …
Julie Reddig presents ‘Sex, Drugs & Employment Law’ to members of the Real Estate & Construction Network
Employment attorney Julie Reddig presented “Sex, Drugs & Employment Law” to members of the RECN (Real Estate & Construction Network) Group of the Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce. Her presentation focused on sexual harassment …
