Last month, new rules went into effect that will soon require federal contractors to disclose labor and employment law violations. On July 31, 2014, President Obama signed the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order. The Executive Order requires prospective...
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Uber will pay up to $100 million to settle driver class action lawsuit involving independent contractors
Uber, the online ride-sharing company, has become a major player in the transportation industry in recent years. Uber relies on hundreds of thousands of drivers to transport passengers. These drivers are classified as independent contractors, and not as employees....
The process of valuing an employment dispute
When you take a vehicle to a Washington D.C. area car dealer and ask for a valuation, you expect tires to be kicked and mileage to be examined, among other things. A similar kind of evaluation takes place when you go into an employment law attorney’s office to discuss...
Retaliation claims soar in Maryland, Washington D.C.
Regular readers might well recall that we not long ago wrote about the kinds of discrimination workers are protected from in Maryland. We noted that workers can’t be discriminated against on the basis of gender, race, age, religion and sexual orientation, among other...
In which situations might I need a Maryland employment law attorney?
You have just been fired. You are angry. Your former boss was dismissive, curt and impolite during the meeting about termination of your employment. It can make a person wonder if this is a situation in which you might need a Maryland employment law attorney. Before...
Maryland Court of Appeals: overtime pay to be considered ‘wages’
At first blush, the recent decision by the Maryland Court of Appeals might not appear to be especially significant. After all, the court held that overtime pay is included in the statutory definition of "wages." However, that means overtime wages are covered by both...
Court of Appeals looks at Maryland Wage Payment law
The Court of Appeals recently took an opportunity to take a look at Maryland’s Wage Payment and Collection Law. That law has a particularly interesting aspect: it can triple damages in some cases and result in a plaintiff also receiving attorneys’ fees. The law can be...
Maryland pregnancy case surfaces in EEOC guidelines
Regular readers will recall that our most recent post was about a female Maryland delivery driver who is to have her claims against an employer heard by the U.S. Supreme Court in Young v. United Parcel Service. She was a part-time driver who became pregnant and then...
Wage theft responsible for more losses than robberies
A recent report has found that wage theft against low-wage workers totals about $280 million for 2012, which is double the amount that is stolen through robberies on the street, bank robberies, and gas station and convenience store robberies. Yet for most of us we...
Managers at fast food chain support wage theft allegations
Managers from locations of the global fast food restaurant McDonald’s told a worker’s advocacy group that on many occasions they intentionally stole wages from employees. Their statements are adding fuel to the fire that is the current conflict between corporate...