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The Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) pilot program is like "a get-out-of-jail-free card for employers" with wage-and-hour compliance issues, according to a federal advocacy coordinator for the National Employment Law Project. If your company were audited...
The EEOC recently settled a case against Estée Lauder, which had provided six weeks of child-bonding parental leave to "primary caregivers" but only two weeks to "secondary caregivers." The agency said that the policy -- as administered -- discriminated against men....
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...
"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...
In Maryland, most full-time employees who have worked at a company for a year are entitled to unpaid leave under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act and Maryland law. These laws typically apply to companies with at least 50 employees, although there are some that...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit has just ruled that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation. It reasoned that since Title VII prohibits discrimination based on gender, it must also ban such...
Most employers support the idea of anti-discrimination laws and have every intention of following them. Unfortunately, there is a lot of misinformation around. Many small business owners find it hard to tell if their employee policies comply with federal and state...
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...
In the top ten employment-related class action settlements last year, employers paid out a total of $2.72 billion -- up from $1.75 billion in 2016. The most common types of cases included workplace discrimination, employee benefits and wage and hour issues....
Linda Hitt Thatcher, the founding and managing partner of , is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Historical Society of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. Ms. Thatcher was instrumental in the creation of...