Two weeks after adopting a vaccine mandate for state-run residential health and correctional facilities, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan just announced a statewide vaccine mandate for private nursing home and hospital...more
8/19/2021
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Employment Policies ,
Health and Safety ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Hospitals ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Nursing Homes ,
Sunset Provisions ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Safety
Maryland employers will soon be prohibited from requesting or relying on an employment applicant’s wage history to make decisions about employment or initial pay rates, requiring many employers to take immediate changes to...more
9/17/2020
/ Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pay Transparency ,
Salary/Wage History ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
Maryland employers face a broad array of new workplace rules set to take effect on October 1, 2020. The new legislation will add protected characteristics to Maryland’s anti-discrimination law, create new mandatory advance...more
7/16/2020
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Hairstyle Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Layoffs ,
New Legislation ,
Notice Requirements ,
Salary/Wage History ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
WARN Act