With the rapid spread of COVID-19 throughout the United States, various state and local governments have scrambled to adjust existing legislation, or create new legislation, to account for the “new normal.” It is no surprise...more
The D.C. council is considering legislation that would prohibit the use of non-compete provisions for entry level and moderate-income employees, and would apply to D.C. workers that earn up to three times the minimum wage,...more
Calculating overtime pay for tipped employees working in multiple positions at different rates in a single workweek can be confusing. So confusing, in fact, that we discovered that even the District of Columbia’s Department...more
10/10/2019
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Guidance Update ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Guidance ,
Over-Time ,
Rate of Pay ,
Restaurant Industry ,
State Labor Laws ,
Tip Credit ,
Tipped Employees ,
Tips ,
Wage and Hour
The New York State Legislature has passed an amendment to New York’s Achieve Pay Equity Act (the “Act”), which will prohibit pay discrimination against any employee based on his or her membership in any class protected by the...more
6/28/2019
/ Amended Legislation ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
EEO-1 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay Act ,
Governor Cuomo ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
NYSHRL ,
Pay Discrimination ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Protected Class ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
On May 15, 2018, Governor Hogan signed into law the “Disclosing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Act of 2018” (the “Act”). The Act will go into effect on October 1, 2018, and contains two new obligations with which Maryland...more
5/24/2018
/ #MeToo ,
Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Former Employee ,
Governor Hogan ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Local Ordinance ,
New Legislation ,
Retaliation ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State Labor Laws