When employees report the illegal or fraudulent activities of their employers, they are protected by law from being retaliated against at work. This generally means that the employee, the whistle-blower, cannot be fired or subjected to a discriminatory or hostile work...
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Month: November 2012
Court tells harassment plaintiffs to turn in cellphones, passwords
We have previously discussed the employment law issues surrounding employers here in Maryland who use Facebook to evaluate job candidates or check up on existing employees. While many states have addressed this privacy issue, some of them outlawing the practice,...
Maryland company bounced paychecks, paid workers late
Greenbelt residents may have heard about the wage disputes that janitors, who work at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda and two other federal facilities, are having with their employer. Until Tuesday, about 300 janitors had not been paid for the...
Maryland employee’s discrimination lawsuit ends in settlement
A national drug store chain has agreed to a $250,000 settlement with a former employee who claims that he was fired because of his disability. The settlement also dictates that the company may commit no additional violations of the American with Disabilities Act (ADA)...
Nicollette Sheridan may file contract dispute under another law
Here in Maryland, fans of the television show "Desperate Housewives" may be following the legal drama of one of its former stars now that the show no longer on the air. However, even those that do not miss the show, and are not interested in entertainment news, may be...