So many EEOC lawsuits – so many lessons… Some recent announcements from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (which is the federal agency that enforces federal anti-discrimination laws) provide some lessons for employers on possible reasonable accommodations under the Americans with
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Management’s Workplace Blog – Information and Insights for Employers
The Labor & Employment Report, published by Shawe Rosenthal, focuses on developments in labor and employment law affecting employers and employees. It covers topics such as unionization and collective bargaining, National Labor Relations Board decisions, wage and hour regulations including overtime rules, employee handbooks and workplace policies, family and medical leave laws like Maryland's FAMLI program, disability accommodations, and emerging issues like sick leave for pets. The blog also addresses compliance strategies, litigation trends, and regulatory updates from federal and state agencies impacting workplace rights and employer obligations.
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New Employment Laws in Maryland – Expedited Minimum Wage Increase, Changes to Paid Family and Medical Leave, and More (and a Webinar!)
The Maryland General Assembly’s 2023 session ended at midnight on Monday, April 10. Although there were fewer employment bills passed this year compared to recent years, several of them will have a significant impact on employers, including an expedited increase…
Code Words for Age Discrimination?
By Fiona W. Ong
Maybe it’s because I’m getting older (and crossed over that 40-year old cutoff for protection under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) a number of years ago), but a couple of recent lawsuit announcements from the Equal Employment Opportunity…
“I just didn’t see women working in the warehouse…”
By Fiona W. Ong
Many moons ago, when the ink was barely dry on my law school degree, I assisted a company with a compliance review by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs. (In case you’re not familiar with the OFCCP, they enforce…
NLRB General Counsel Provides (Some) Clarification on Severance Agreement Non-Disparagement and Confidentiality Provisions
As has been widely reported, including in our February E-Update, the National Labor Relations Board recently asserted that severance agreements may not contain general non-disparagement or confidentiality/non-disclosure clauses, based on its premise that such clauses violate the rights of…
A Revised Updated Employer’s Guide to March Madness
By Evan Conder & Fiona W. Ong
In repurposing an always-popular topic (and, as we have done with last year’s March Madness tournament) we offer employers some guidance on March Madness at work, this time with some improvements and updates on gambling and productivity, and a brand…
Say What? NLRB Rules Employees May Tape Record Others in Violation of State Law.
When I was first practicing law, I quickly learned that the answer to many legal questions under National Labor Relations Act depends on which Board’s decision you pick. If the Board has a majority of Members (the name for those…
No, You May Not Pay Your Workers In Chicken Sandwiches…
By Fiona W. Ong
Or, really, in anything other than money. That was the lesson learned by a Chick-Fil-A franchise recently, as the U.S. Department of Labor recently announced.…
Supreme Court Provides Clarification on the Highly Compensated Employee Exemption’s Salary Requirement
On February 22, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. v. Hewitt, clarifying that, in order to qualify for the highly compensated employee (HCE) exemption from the Fair Labor Standard Act’s overtime…
Can You Force Employees to Repay Wages?
By Fiona W. Ong
There have been a couple of interesting situations in the news recently involving employees who have been ordered by a court to repay wages to their employers. One involved a Canadian employee who submitted fraudulent timesheets. Another involves law firm…