A law professor is suing six law schools for employment discrimination, including the University of Maryland, alleging that the schools passed him up for a tenured position because of his age. The 62-year-old man applied for teaching positions at the colleges during...
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Month: February 2012
Hostess’ union workers could strike over contract, wages
Union workers at Hostess Brands, which operates several bakeries in Maryland, have announced that they will strike if wage cuts and an "unfair" contract is imposed while the company undergoes bankruptcy proceedings. Hostess is of course the maker of commercial baked...
Technology industry wants to limit employee overtime rights
For Greenbelt residents, overtime wages are governed by both federal and Maryland state employment law. "Overtime" refers to payment to an employee, at the rate of one and one-half times the regular hourly wage, for work performed in excess of 40 hours in a seven-day...
EEOC receives record number of discrimination complaints in 2011
In Greenbelt and throughout the metro D.C. area, workplace discrimination is not the same issue that it once was--it exists, but it has evolved. Companies do not often publicly fire a worker because she is a woman or because he has a disability, as this type of...