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What Employers Need to Know About the New EEOC Guidance Regarding DEI–Related Discrimination

On March 19, 2025, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the United States Justice Department jointly issued two technical assistance documents focused on educating the public about DEI-related...more

Maryland Department of Labor Provides Guidance to Employers on Complying with Pay Transparency Laws

Last fall Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed a new law which increased the scope of the pay transparency laws currently in effect in Maryland. In general, the new law requires that all Maryland employers include in their...more

Supreme Court Clarifies Burden for Employers Seeking to Establish That Employees are Exempt From Minimum Wage Requirements

In a decision which should provide some comfort to employers, the Supreme Court recently held in E.M.D. Sales, Inc., et. al. vs. Carrera, et. al. that employers do not have a higher burden of proof demonstrating that an...more

Federal Court Decision Strikes Down the Department of Labor’s Increase in Salary Thresholds for Exempt Employees

On November 15, 2024, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, in State of Texas v. Plano Chamber of Commerce, struck down, on a nationwide basis, a Department of Labor (DOL) ruling which took...more

Client Alert: 14 Things Employers Need to Know About Maryland’s Expanded Wage Transparency Law

Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed a new law which increases the scope of the pay transparency laws current in effect in Maryland. ...more

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 involving among other things, lateral transfers – does...more

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 on July 1, 2024, are likely to...more

Employers Are Now Required to Use Revised Form I-9 as of November 1

As of November 1, 2023, employers are required to use the revised Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification form. This form includes a reference to an August 1, 2023 edition date....more

Clint Eastwood, Common Employer Mistakes, and Happy Plaintiffs’ Attorneys

“Go ahead, make my day” – catchphrase from the 1983 film, Sudden Impact, spoken by the character Harry Callahan, played by Clint Eastwood. With a nod to Clint Eastwood, below are 12 things that employers do (or fail to...more

Preparing for Possible New Changes to Federal OT Regulations: What Employers Need to Know

The Department of Labor, on August 30, 2023, proposed changes to the so-called “white collar” exemptions to the federal overtime regulations. If adopted and implemented, the proposed changes would result in millions of...more

Maryland Expands Employers Reasonable Accommodation Obligations to Applicants with Disabilities

Since October 1, 2022, Maryland employers are obligated to reasonably accommodate not only the disabilities of employees, but also the disabilities of applicants. Until the new legislation was passed, Maryland’s...more

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