The FTC Bans Non-Competes – Now What?
August 12, 2024 Update: The new rule is scheduled to go into effect on September 4, 2024. So far, the cases challenging the rule have come up with mixed results. …
Employment Legal Update – April 2024
Montgomery County Council Passes Bill Banning Employers from Inquiring about Sexual and Reproductive Health Information The new Montgomery County bill aims to prevent employers from asking or considering job applicants’ sexual, …
Maryland Law Provides Protected Organ and Bone Marrow Donation Leave – Do Your Policies to Comply?
Take Away: Employers with 15 or more employees in Maryland must provide eligible employees with unpaid leave to serve as organ or bone marrow donors. Leave provided under the law is …
Montgomery County Council Passes Bill Banning Employers from Inquiring about Sexual and Reproductive Health Information
A new Montgomery County bill would prohibit employers from inquiring about or considering a job applicant’s sexual, reproductive and other health information. On March 19, 2024, the County Council unanimously …
Expanded Minimum Wage Law Covers Employees Who Work 2 Hours a Week in DC
Does your Company have employees who are based elsewhere but travel to the District of Columbia to perform work from time to time? Do you pay these employees less than …
Maryland Family Leave Contributions Start This Year – What You Need to Know
With required contributions to the Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) Fund starting this fall, Maryland employers should make sure employees have advance notice of the new deductions they will …
Virginia Employers Must Now Give Leave for Organ and Bone Marrow Donation
Time to update your Virginia employee handbook? Don’t forget about organ/bone marrow donation leave. Effective July 1, 2023, Virginia employers with 50 or more employees must provide an eligible employee …
Ruth Katz Elected New Managing Partner and Board Chair at Lerch Early
Regional full-service law firm Lerch, Early & Brewer is pleased to announce that Ruth O. Katz has been elected managing partner and chair of the firm’s Board of Directors. Katz’s …
Lerch Early Attorneys Named to 2024 Maryland Super Lawyers List
Multiple Lerch Early attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2024 Maryland Super Lawyers and “Rising Stars” lists. Super Lawyers is a listing of outstanding lawyers from more than …
Employers Are Now Required to Use Revised Form I-9 as of November 1
As of November 1, 2023, employers are required to use the revised Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification form. This form includes a reference to an August 1, 2023 edition date. Importantly, …
Bethesda Magazine Names 16 Lerch Early Attorneys in 2023 “Top Attorney” List
Bethesda Magazine surveyed more than 1,900 attorneys who practice in Montgomery County asking them to name the attorneys they would recommend in 27 practice areas. Sixteen Lerch Early attorneys were …
Clint Eastwood, Common Employer Mistakes, and Happy Plaintiffs’ Attorneys
“Go ahead, make my day” – catchphrase from the 1983 film, Sudden Impact, spoken by the character Harry Callahan, played by Clint Eastwood. With a nod to Clint Eastwood, below are 12 …
