A Maryland cardiologist, who is dealing with a high-profile case about questionable stent procedures, will not be able to sue his employer for defamation, a Baltimore County judge ruled Monday. The employment dispute stems from a class action lawsuit filed against the...
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Month: April 2012
Overtime pay case goes to Supreme Court
Readers of our Greenbelt Employment Law Blog may remember our discussion in February of the technology industry's move to limit overtime pay. Of course, the federal Fair Labor Standards Act as well as state statutes protect the wage and overtime rights workers across...
Checking Facebook at work is not a crime, court says
In recent months in our Greenbelt Employment Law Blog, we've discussed some of the intricacies of Facebook as it pertains to employment law. For the most part, we have discussed whether Maryland area employers have the right to access their employees' Facebook...
Are unpaid internships legal in Maryland?
Many Greenbelt area businesses have interns. Often college students, interns are ambitious, educated and very eager to gain real-world work experience. As such, they are often willing to work for very little or no money--content to earn only a line of their resumes....