Maryland Increases Pay Transparency for Current and Prospective Employees
Employers take note! The Maryland General Assembly’s 2024 session resulted in new laws aimed at increasing transparency for both current and prospective employees regarding employee wages. These new laws require …
Deadline Nears for DC Employers of Tipped Wage Workers to Report Compliance with Sexual Harassment Mandate
District of Columbia employers with tipped wage workers have until May 31, 2024 to submit both their policy and recorded harassment complaints to demonstrate compliance with the District’s sexual harassment …
What Employers Need to Know About the Recent Supreme Court Decision in Muldrow
On April 17, 2024, the Supreme Court issued a decision in Muldrow vs. City of St. Louis, which held that Title VII – which bars employers from discriminating in decisions …
FTC Bans Non-Competes – What’s Next
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. …
Preparing for the New Changes to the Federal Overtime Regulations – What Employers Need to Know
The Department of Labor, on April 23, 2024, issued a new overtime rule regarding the so called “white collar” exemptions to the federal overtime regulations. The changes, which take effect …
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 …
