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Exceptional Legal Counsel in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.
Contact Our Firm Today: 301-850-1246
If you are a private company with 50 or more employees, a public agency, or an elementary/secondary school, your business is covered under the Federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). This act requires covered employers to provide up to 12 weeks of unpaid,...
Historically, veterans have had difficulties finding employment. However, the unemployment rate for veterans was as low as 2.7% as of September 2022, a full percentage point lower than last year. Despite this welcome news, many employers remain hesitant to hire...
The federal appeals court that covers Maryland and Virginia recently ruled that people with “gender dysphoria” qualify for protection under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). A majority of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals said that gender dysphoria is...
It seems straightforward, but avoiding discrimination against people with disabilities sometimes requires understanding what activities the disability affects. Under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), employers have a duty to reasonably accommodate the needs...
When an employer seeks the advice of an attorney before they terminate an employee, is this evidence that the termination was motivated by retaliatory intent? A federal case called O'Rourke v. Tiffany and Company recently addressed this very question. In O’Rourke,...
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), employers are required to consider reassignment to existing vacant positions as a potential accommodation. But what happens when an employee requests that an employer create a new position as an accommodation? This...
Recently, a high-profile case came out ruling that a grocery retailer’s website didn’t have to be accessible to people with disabilities. This has led some to believe that there is no law requiring websites to be accessible. In fact, the federal Americans With...
The Fourth Circuit recently issued an opinion that highlights the importance of maintaining regular communication with an employee who is out on leave. In Thomas v. City of Annapolis, Maryland, a police officer injured his knee on the job and was offered a permanent...
In recent years, there has been an increase in “drive-by” ADA lawsuits. These lawsuits focus on businesses that are not compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) because their buildings are inaccessible to people with disabilities. These suits have...
It is not uncommon for employment agreements to contain “forced arbitration agreements.” Under such agreements, employees are required as a condition of their employment to forgo litigation in court and instead submit their claims to arbitration. Back in 2018,...