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Exceptional Legal Counsel in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.
Contact Our Firm Today: 301-850-1246
MarylandSaves is a state-sponsored retirement savings plan which is available to the employees of participating Maryland businesses. This initiative was created to promote active saving habits for Maryland residents, and to provide a cost-effective retirement option...
Linda has consistently been named a “Top Employment Lawyer.” This honor is a special milestone in Linda’s career and a well-deserved recognition of her dedication to her clients. Thatcher Law Firm is proud to have Linda leading our firm. She exemplifies our...
For most, birthdays are a time of celebration, reflection, and cake. Many employers get into the act, using employees’ birthdates to mark the occasion with an office gathering. For one Kentucky man, an unwelcome office-birthday celebration led to a series of...
A three-judge panel of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that the diner chain failed to pay proper wages to servers. At issue were tasks that did not relate directly to their positions as servers. The lead plaintiff, Lindsay Rafferty, is a former...
It sounded more like an urban myth than a true story. An owner of an auto repair shop in Peachtree City, Georgia, left a pile of 91,500 oil-soaked pennies on the driveway of a former employee who quit. Miles Walker claimed that he initially cut a $915 paycheck, but it...
During the first 2020 primary debate, Michael Bloomberg was slammed for his company’s use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) to cover up the company's unfair treatment of three women executives. The assertion put Bloomberg's promising candidacy on the defensive, and...
As we previously blogged, the Biden Administration's vaccine mandates for large employers and health care workers have faced several legal challenges in the previous weeks. The uncertainty surrounding these mandates has put employers in a difficult spot. Luckily,...
Many businesses tout a model where employee pay is based on merit, skill and experience. However, the much-admired Pew Research Center released a new study on gender and pay in 2020. It found that women earn 84% of what men earn for similar work. This number remains...
As we previously blogged, President Biden announced last month that all employers with more than 100 employees will be required to mandate that their employees either get vaccinated or undergo weekly testing. This order is estimated to impact roughly 80 million...
Under Title VII, employees who face adverse actions for complaining about discrimination are able to sue their employers for retaliation. But what about employees who complain about discrimination resulting from their association with people of other races? A...