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Exceptional Legal Counsel in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.
Contact Our Firm Today: 301-850-1246
As we previously blogged, some employers have considered offering cash incentives in order to encourage their employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine. However, such incentives raise thorny issues regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act and Title VII of the Civil...
Last week, the CDC announced that people who have been fully vaccinated no longer need to wear masks or socially distance themselves. Although these guidelines are welcome news, they are nonetheless still only guidelines. They do not have the effect of law, and they...
We previously blogged about the dangers of not paying hourly employees for time spent waiting in line to have their temperatures taken. Employees are now facing similar issues related to time spent putting on, and taking off, mandatory PPE. Recently, two former...
The 6th Circuit recently ruled in favor of a professor who violated his university’s policy by refusing to use a transgender student’s preferred pronouns. The case serves as an important reminder that government employees retain their First Amendment rights and there...
The Small Business Administration (SBA) recently issued a new rule that simplifies the loan forgiveness procedure for Paycheck Protection Program loans of $50,000 or less. The new simplified procedure will apply to roughly 3.57 million individual loans, amounting to...
As we blogged last month, a New York federal court invalidated four key provisions of the Department of Labor’s regulations on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). Under the FFCRA, employers must provide employees up to two weeks (80 hours) of paid...
Maryland provides employees with some protections. According to the Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law, employers may not decrease an employee's wages or change their regular paydays without giving the employee at least 1 full pay period's notice. Employees in...