Federal employees are prohibited from undertaking partisan political activity while on duty, in the federal workplace or when invoking official authority. This is due to the Hatch Act, a 1939 law aimed at preventing undue interference in elections by federal...
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ADA, Arbitration Among Employment Law Issues Before Supreme Court
Now that Justice Brett Kavanaugh has been sworn in, there is a full slate of justices on the U.S. Supreme Court. Their new term began Oct. 1, and the court jumped right in to hear oral arguments about an age discrimination case. Other cases before the court involve...
Virginia Task Force To Study Worker Misclassification
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam recently signed an Executive Order establishing a task force charged with examining payroll fraud and worker misclassifications, which is when employers classify workers as "independent contractors" when they are really "employees." As...
Volkswagen Accused Of Shedding Older People To Promote Young Image
According to a 53-year-old former assistant manager in logistics at Volkswagen AG, the automaker told employees that it wanted to cast off it's "old diesel image." That makes sense, as Volkswagen's diesel image has cost the company some $30 billion in expenses. In...
Can You Get Fired For What You Post On Social Media?
With all the furor over Facebook privacy concerns and the implementation of the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), many companies quickly took steps to revise or reaffirm their privacy policies. You probably received countless emails about privacy policy...
Does The ADEA Prohibit All Discrimination Against Job Applicants?
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) prohibits discrimination against workers 40 and over. While the law prohibits discrimination in any aspect of employment, including hiring, it is unclear whether the ADEA prohibits a certain type of discrimination called...
Can A Maryland Employer Be Sued For Giving A Bad Reference?
If you have ever had to fire an employee, you may have wondered just what to say when the call comes asking for a reference for a prospective employer. Sometimes, it wouldn't be fair to withhold negative information from that employer. Are you opening yourself up to...
It Didn’t Happen At Work — Can My Boss Fire Me Anyway?
If you think your employer can't fire you for saying or doing something outside the workplace, you may be wrong. In fact, it is quite possible that you can be fired for things you do even when you are off the clock -- although there are some very important exceptions...
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2018
"There are two powers in the world; one is the sword and the other is the pen. There is a third power stronger than both, that of women." Malala Yousafzai In 1909, the United States was the first nation to observe a Woman's Day. In 1910, the International...
After FMLA Runs Out, Can You Get Additional Leave Under The ADA?
The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) requires employers to grant reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities. The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) protects your job if you take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave to care for yourself, a family member, or...