Employers Face New Requirements for Disclosing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
Employers Face New Requirements for Disclosing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Maryland employers will no longer be able to enforce sexual harassment claim waivers, including mandatory arbitration provisions, due to …
Paid Sick Leave Tax Credit Bill for Small Employers Passes in Maryland
Paid Sick Leave Tax Credit Bill for Small Employers Passes in Maryland Small businesses in Maryland may soon be eligible for a tax credit of up to $500 per employee …
Office Space or Petting Zoo? ‘Comfort’ Bunnies, Snakes, and Pigs May Be Coming To A Workplace Near You
Office Space or Petting Zoo? ‘Comfort’ Bunnies, Snakes, and Pigs May Be Coming To A Workplace Near You Question: When is a dog like a pig?Answer: When it finds a …
New Supreme Court Decision May Have Wide-Ranging Impact on Overtime Exemptions
New Supreme Court Decision May Have Wide-Ranging Impact on Overtime Exemptions The Supreme Court’s recent decision in Encino Motorcars v. Navarro concerning the exempt status of car service advisors may …
On the Hook: Maryland General Contractors Responsible for Subcontractors’ Wage Violations Under New Law
On the Hook: Maryland General Contractors Responsible for Subcontractors’ Wage Violations Under New Law The Maryland legislature has passed a stunning new law that makes construction general contractors responsible for …
Maryland’s New Disclosing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Act of 2018: What Employers Need to Know
Maryland’s New ‘Disclosing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Act of 2018’: What Employers Need to Know In the wake of the #MeToo movement, the Maryland legislature recently passed the Disclosing …
Strategies for Successfully Mediating an Employment Case
Employment attorney Marc Engel will be speaking about “Strategies for Successfully Mediating an Employment Case,” at the 2018 Employment Law Institute presented by the Maryland State Bar Association on April 18. To …
An Overview of Maryland’s New Paid Sick and Safe Leave Law
An Overview of Maryland’s New Paid Sick and Safe Leave Law On January 12, 2018, Maryland enacted the Healthy Working Families Act (Act). In so doing, Maryland became the ninth …
Nonprofits Beware: Avoid Gift Cards When Recognizing Volunteers
Nonprofits Beware: Avoid Gift Cards When Recognizing Volunteers If you are involved in a nonprofit, you probably understand the incredible value of volunteers. After all, most nonprofits rely on hundreds …
Understanding and Preventing Sexual and Other Unlawful Harassment – Greater Silver Spring Chamber Workshop
Employment attorney Marc Engel will present a workshop on “Understanding and Preventing Sexual and Other Unlawful Harassment” at the Greater Silver Spring Chamber of Commerce. The presentation will focus on: What unlawful harassment …
Presumed Guilty: What Employers Need to Know About the DC Wage Theft Prevention Act
General contractors hiring subcontractors in DC would do well to heed one piece of advice: know thy subs. “Know how they operate and how they treat their employees,” said Julie …
Twelve Common Employer Mistakes That Make Plaintiffs’ Attorneys Happy
Twelve Common Employer Mistakes That Make Plaintiffs’ Attorneys Happy Below is a list of twelve things that employers do (or fail to do) that create work for plaintiffs’ employment lawyers …