Maryland will soon be the tenth state to offer paid family leave to employees, continuing a trend that is expected to roll across the country in the next few years. This comes after the Maryland legislature’s April 9 vote to...more
4/14/2022
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Employee Benefits ,
Maryland ,
New Legislation ,
Notice Requirements ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Paid Leave ,
Payroll Taxes ,
Posting Requirements ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
It’s not news to anyone that women took on the brunt of responsibilities during the pandemic and, as a result, many left the workforce to focus on being primary caretakers. Though the economy is bouncing back from the...more
Connecticut employers must be prepared to disclose wage ranges for vacant positions to applicants and employees, as the state’s new law aimed at eliminating gender-based pay discrimination – “An Act Concerning the Disclosure...more
Thanks to the advocacy of industry leaders, in collaboration with Fisher Phillips, Virginia lawmakers just provided significant relief to the automotive dealer industry by way of the state’s updated budget bill. Signed by...more
The implementation of the Virginia Overtime Wage Act (VOWA) on July 1 serves as a reminder to all dealerships across the country to consider federal, state, and local law when classifying employees for wage and hour purposes....more
The Virginia Overtime Wages Act (VOWA), which goes into effect on July 1, 2021, codifies Virginia’s first overtime law and brings sweeping changes to Virginia employers’ wage and hour obligations. But more than that, VOWA...more
It’s been said that from crisis comes opportunity. And given that the COVID-19 pandemic has handed us the greatest collective crisis in our lifetimes, it should stand to reason that we should now be in the perfect position to...more
5/3/2021
/ Business Operations ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Governance ,
Data Security ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Foreign Workers ,
Form I-9 ,
Gig Economy ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Labor Relations ,
Legal Operations ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Remote Working ,
Staffing Agencies ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
Employers conducting internal pay equity audits now have a roadmap for ensuring that their pay equity audits remain confidential in the wake of pay equity litigation. Thanks to a recent federal court ruling from an Oregon...more
10/30/2020
/ Attorney-Client Privilege ,
Audits ,
Collective Actions ,
Confidential Information ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Pay Discrimination ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Wage and Hour ,
Work-Product Doctrine