DC Employers Staffing Large Office Buildings Must Provide Building Service Employees a 30-hour Work Week Starting October 1
DC Employers Staffing Large Office Buildings Must Provide Building Service Employees a 30-hour Work Week Starting October 1 Starting October 1, District of Columbia employers must provide “building service employees” …
Action on Proposed Amendments to DC Paid Leave Law On Hold Until Fall
Action on Proposed Amendments to DC Paid Leave Law On Hold Until Fall Action on proposed amendments to DC’s paid leave law, once planned for this summer, is now on …
Maryland Governor Vetoes Paid Sick Leave Law but Issues Order Favoring Contractors Who Provide it
On May 25, 2017, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan made good on his promise to veto the paid sick leave law passed by the Maryland General Assembly. The law sought to mandate …
New Laws Prohibiting Salary History Questions Largely Unnecessary, but Likely to Continue
New Laws Prohibiting Salary History Questions Largely Unnecessary, but Likely to Continue In the past 18 months, numerous states and localities throughout the country have passed laws prohibiting (or limiting) …
Bill O’Reilly of Fox News: A Cautionary Tale for Employers
The recent departure of Fox News host Bill O’Reilly following multiple allegations of either sexual harassment or inappropriate behavior is a cautionary tale that warrants mandatory retelling in human resources …
Presumed Guilty: What Employers Need to Know About the DC Wage Theft Law
Lerch Early employment attorneys Michael Neary, Julie Reddig, and Rick Vernon spoke on February 14 at the DC Wage Theft Law Seminar presented by the Associated General Contractors of DC (AGC). …
New Joint Employer Test Impacts Businesses Using Subcontractors and Independent Contractors
New Joint Employer Test Impacts Businesses Using Subcontractors and Independent Contractors Maryland and Virginia businesses that use subcontractors or independent contractors need to pay particular attention to a new …
Why Plaintiffs’ Attorneys Hope That Employers Continue to Treat Employment Documents Like ‘Commodities’
Why Plaintiffs’ Attorneys Hope That Employers Continue to Treat Employment Documents Like ‘Commodities’ One of the definitions of “commodity” in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary is “a mass-produced unspecialized product.” Commoditization is …
Attention Employers: A New I-9 Form for Employment Verification Must Be Used as of January 21, 2017
Attention Employers: A New I-9 Form for Employment Verification Must Be Used as of January 21, 2017 All employers should be using the new I-9 form for employment verification purposes …
DC Employers Should Comply Now with New Wage Theft Act to Avoid Severe Financial and Criminal Penalties
The District of Columbia’s Wage Theft Prevention Amendment Act of 2014 that went into effect this February requires DC employers to provide employees with more information about their wages and …
