Businesses take note: In Laufer v. Naranda Hotels, LLC, No. 20-2384, decided February 15, 2023, the Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit decided that a self-professed 'tester' who has filed hundreds of similar lawsuits...more
Indeed, the EEOC filed far more than 80 lawsuits during July, August, and September 2017 – the last quarter of its fiscal year. Approximately 50 percent of those lawsuits targeted employers for alleged individual and, more...more
In Van Rossum v. Baltimore County, Maryland, a jury awarded a community health inspector $250,000 in compensatory damages and $530,000 in back pay after deciding that her employer, Baltimore County, violated the ADA by...more
As we previously reported, during the last year of President Obama’s Administration, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published an amendment to its illness/injury recording keeping rule, which would...more
While employers wait to see if the Trump Administration will produce a kinder, gentler National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the NLRB is still in the business of punishing employers for workplace policies that ostensibly...more
The heightened focus on misclassification of workers as independent contractors should cause concern for employers. At least 30 states have partnered with the federal government to target worker misclassification, with...more
6/30/2016
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Wage and Hour
Proposals for equal-pay legislation that purport to address the core causes of wage disparities, including secrecy surrounding wages, and deter employers from paying unequal wages are on the rise across the country. Maryland...more
In light of an increase in charges filed with the EEOC in which employees claim that their employers are unlawfully denying or restricting the use of leave as a reasonable accommodation, which is a "troubling trend" according...more
5/10/2016
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Corporate Counsel ,
Disability Leave ,
Equal Access ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Interactive Process ,
New Guidance ,
Paid Leave ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Undue Hardship