Please join us on April 11 for a half-day program and plenty of networking. Our annual Hot Topics in Employment Law Seminar brings together business owners and legal, C-Suite and human resource professionals to discuss the...more
3/19/2024
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Diversity ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Policies ,
Events ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
Join Miles & Stockbridge for a half-day SHRM- and HRCI-approved program and plenty of networking. Our annual Hot Topics in Law Employment Law Seminar brings together business owners and legal, C-Suite and human resource...more
4/13/2023
/ Confidentiality Agreements ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Policies ,
Events ,
Health and Safety ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Labor Regulations ,
Marijuana ,
Misclassification ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Paid Leave ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pay Transparency ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
The COVID-19 pandemic changed the way many employers view remote work. Those who had a positive experience may be considering making telecommuting a permanent part of their workplace, but must be aware of the dangers lurking...more
On August 24, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor released a Field Assistance Bulletin to provide guidance addressing how employers should track the number of hours worked by employees who are working remotely. While the...more
The DOL recently released its Fall Regulatory Agenda, signaling its intent to act on some important issues under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). Three items of note are on the agenda with upcoming dates: changes to the...more
Last week, we reported that the General Assembly had overridden Governor Hogan’s veto of the Maryland Healthy Working Families Act, and that employers in Maryland would be required to provide paid sick leave as soon as...more
Last year, we reported that Governor Hogan had vetoed legislation that would have required most employers in Maryland to provide paid sick leave. In one of its first actions in 2018, the General Assembly overrode the...more
In the past few years, there has been a significant focus by lawmakers on closing the “gender gap” in the pay earned by men and women. Although state and federal law have prohibited gender-based discrimination in pay for many...more
Both DC and Maryland may be coming closer to implementing paid leave on a statewide (or District-wide) basis in the near future. Employers should pay close attention to the proposals as they move through the legislative...more
In our February 29, 2016 blog, we warned of concerns employers should have about the EEOC’s proposal to begin collecting pay data as part of the EEO-1 form, currently filed by employers with more than 100 employees and some...more
7/26/2016
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Confidential Information ,
Data Collection ,
Disparate Treatment ,
EEO-1 ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
FOIA ,
OFCCP ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Reporting Requirements ,
W-2 ,
Wage and Hour
The United States Department of Labor (DOL) is expected today, May 18, 2016, to unveil its long-awaited changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regulations. Based upon preliminary DOL reports, the salary threshold will...more
As the Office of Management and Budget continues to consider the DOL’s proposed regulations – to drastically increase the minimum salary that employees must be paid in order to be exempt from payment of overtime – industry...more
5/5/2016
/ Colleges ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Final Rules ,
Minimum Salary ,
OMB ,
Over-Time ,
Small Business ,
Universities ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
On January 29, 2016, the EEOC publicly announced proposed revisions to the EEO-1 form that would require collecting pay data from employers required to file the EEO-1 (private employers with more than 100 employees and...more