The Administration’s “Big Beautiful Bill” includes a new overtime tax provision, broadly described as “No Tax on Overtime.” More accurately, the Bill allows an employee tax deduction of a portion of overtime payments, up to a...more
8/1/2025
/ Employee Benefits ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Income Taxes ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
New Legislation ,
One Big Beautiful Bill Act ,
Payroll Taxes ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Reform ,
Wage and Hour
Employers remain obligated to complete and submit their EEO-1 reports, even with the current administration’s aggressive reworking of the anti-discrimination landscape. Federal mandatory reporting requirements require private...more
This summer will be the first for which Maryland employers will need to ensure compliance with the newly established heat management regulations issued by Maryland’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MOSHA),...more
4/25/2025
/ Employee Training ,
Employees ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Policies ,
Heat Exposure ,
Maryland ,
New Regulations ,
OSHA ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State Labor Laws ,
Workplace Safety
In a case successfully defended on behalf of a Maryland employer by Whiteford attorneys before the U.S. District Court for Maryland, an employee challenged a Maryland employer’s right to terminate employment due to the use of...more
2/21/2025
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employee Rights ,
Employees ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Marijuana ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Reasonable Accommodation
The reelection of Donald Trump is expected to bring about significant changes in federal enforcement of employment-related policies. These changes will likely reverse many of the pro-employee initiatives introduced during the...more
11/15/2024
/ Audits ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Employee Rights ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Foreign Workers ,
Government Agencies ,
Immigration ,
NLRB ,
NLRB General Counsel ,
OSHA ,
Trump Administration ,
Unions