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Posted January 13, 2020

DOL Issues Final Joint Employer Rule, Making Such Findings Less Likely

The Department of Labor has issued its Final Rule [...]

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Posted December 30, 2019

Employer’s Good Faith Belief as to Employee’s Misconduct Sufficient to Support Termination

In a case [...]

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Posted December 30, 2019

No Retaliation Where Documentation Supports Job Elimination and Termination for Performance

In a case [...]

By Fiona W. Ong

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Posted December 30, 2019

NLRB Orders Approval of McDonald’s Settlements, Avoids Joint Employer Designation

The National Labor [...]

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Posted December 30, 2019

Different Standards Apply to Equal Pay Act and Title VII Pay Discrimination Claims

The U.S. Court of [...]

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Posted December 30, 2019

Court Approval Is Not Required To Settle FLSA Claims Through Offers of Judgment

The U.S. Court of [...]

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Posted December 30, 2019

TOP TIP: New Year, New Minimum Wage Rates in the Mid-Atlantic

Although the federal minimum wage [...]

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Posted December 30, 2019

Federal Regulations May Provide Guidance as to Maryland’s Wage-Hour Law

The Maryland Court of Special [...]

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Posted December 30, 2019

NLRB Reinstates Arbitral Deferral Standard

In another about-face from positions taken by the [...]

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Posted December 30, 2019

EEOC Rescinds Policy Statement Objecting to Mandatory Arbitration Agreements

The EEOC has announced [...]

DOL Issues Final Joint Employer Rule, Making Such Findings Less Likely

Employer’s Good Faith Belief as to Employee’s Misconduct Sufficient to Support Termination

No Retaliation Where Documentation Supports Job Elimination and Termination for Performance

NLRB Orders Approval of McDonald’s Settlements, Avoids Joint Employer Designation

Different Standards Apply to Equal Pay Act and Title VII Pay Discrimination Claims

Court Approval Is Not Required To Settle FLSA Claims Through Offers of Judgment

TOP TIP: New Year, New Minimum Wage Rates in the Mid-Atlantic

Federal Regulations May Provide Guidance as to Maryland’s Wage-Hour Law

NLRB Reinstates Arbitral Deferral Standard

EEOC Rescinds Policy Statement Objecting to Mandatory Arbitration Agreements

NEWS & EVENTS

Eric Hemmendinger submitted comments on DOL proposed rule

Lindsey White was quoted in a December 3, 2019 Daily Record article

Eric Hemmendinger was quoted in a September 24, 2019 Daily Record article

Mark Swerdlin and Lindsey White Successfully Secured a Summary Judgment on Behalf of a Health Care Client

Darryl G. McCallum was Quoted in an Article by C. Thea Pitzen

The New Overtime Rule and Other DOL Initiatives

Elizabeth Torphy-Donzella authored an article, “Stability in Bargaining and Employee Free Choice: A Balancing of Policies that Divides the Board in Johnson Controls, Inc.”

Article – Professors Are Not Automatically Entitled to Same Pay

Lindsey White and Paul Burgin were Successful in Defending Discrimination Suit for Non-Profit