The Maryland General Assembly’s 2025 legislative session ended April 7 with only three bills passing that are employment-related and are expected to become law as Governor Moore has indicated he will not veto. Here are the...more
4/18/2025
/ Employee Benefits ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Policies ,
General Assembly ,
Maryland ,
Military Service Members ,
New Legislation ,
Paid Leave ,
Parental Leave ,
State Labor Laws
On his first day in office, President Trump issued many new executive orders (EO) including an EO “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity.” The EO’s purpose is to end “illegal” diversity, equity,...more
2/20/2025
/ Affirmative Action ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
OFCCP ,
Race Discrimination ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Title VII ,
Trump Administration
On November 15, 2024, the Eastern District of Texas invalidated the newly established overtime pay regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) in 2024. These regulations incrementally increased the minimum salary...more
12/5/2024
/ Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Highly Compensated Employees ,
Minimum Salary ,
Over-Time ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Statutory Authority ,
Texas ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
On April 29, 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued its final version of the Enforcement Guidance on Workplace Harassment (the Guidance), to include developments “answering the call” of the #MeToo...more
5/2/2024
/ #MeToo ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Gender Identity ,
Harassment ,
Sexual Assault ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Title VII
The Maryland Department of Labor’s Division of Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) has released a detailed FAQ document addressing 59 questions surrounding the new paid family and medical leave system that is (now)...more
In October 2023, the NLRB finalized its Joint Employer Rule (the Rule), which was slated to become effective February 26, 2024. The Rule would expand when franchisors, staffing company users and other placement firms with...more
3/1/2024
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Franchises ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Joint Employers ,
Labor Reform ,
Lack of Authority ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Staffing Agencies ,
Wage and Hour