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If you follow the news in employment law, you may have heard about a recent finding by the the Washington State Commission on Human Rights that Alaska Airlines discriminated when it enforced a gender-based dress code for flight attendants. Although that decision is...
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed a lawsuit against Lilly USA, LLC (formerly Eli Lilly) for intentionally refusing to hire older people as pharmaceutical sales representatives. Doing so violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act...
by Aron Zavaro, Esq. Starting tomorrow, D.C.’s highly anticipated law restricting the use of non-compete agreements will take full effect. Back in 2021, D.C. passed legislation that essentially banned all non-compete agreements. However, the D.C. Council recently...
MarylandSaves is an initiative to increase Maryland workers’ access to retirement savings accounts. According to a 2018 study, 42% of American adults are not putting aside money for their retirement. MarylandSaves aims to remedy this by creating automatic retirement...
The federal appeals court that covers Maryland and Virginia recently ruled that people with “gender dysphoria” qualify for protection under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). A majority of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals said that gender dysphoria is...
Many U.S. companies have worked hard to diversify their workforce knowing it provides financial benefits and is socially responsible. In light of the Supreme Court’s potential removal of affirmative action policies from the college admissions process, more than 60...
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 Zavaro & Mani is proud to have Linda leading our firm. She exemplifies...
This month the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) decision that an employer wrongfully terminated an employee who vandalized the company’s overtime sign-up sheets with the words “whore board.” ...
Back in 2021, D.C. passed legislation that essentially banned all non-compete agreements. However, the D.C. Council recently amended the law—the “Non-Compete Clarification Amendment Act of 2022”—and softened its previous stance against non-competes. Covered...
A former contestant on the Netflix reality show “Love is Blind” has filed a lawsuit alleging, among other things, that he was subjected to “inhumane working conditions,” and that he was improperly classified as an independent contractor. In his complaint,...