For years, employers have relied on the use of restrictive covenants to protect their companies from unfair competition by former employees and competitors.
Original published in Maryland State Bar Association Section of...more
3/19/2019
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Interstate Commerce ,
No-Poaching ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Unfair Competition
In the whirlwind of #MeToo, employers are scrambling to be proactive and take control of sexual harassment issues among their workforces, but most are unprepared for how to handle sexual harassment from third parties. The...more
Earlier this year, the OFCCP published a Final Rule revising its Sex Discrimination Guidelines which prohibits discrimination by government contractors on the basis of sex. The new Rule requires federal contractors to...more
8/11/2016
/ Compliance ,
Employee Restrooms ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Final Rules ,
Gender Identity ,
Hiring & Firing ,
OFCCP ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Suspensions & Debarments ,
Transgender
Last year, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposed rules to increase the salary level for employees exempt from overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The proposed rules sought to increase the salary level...more
5/3/2016
/ Classification ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Minimum Salary ,
OMB ,
Standard Duties Test ,
Unpaid Overtime ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions