Posts by Sarah Sawyer, Esq.
That’s a violation of HIPAA! But is it…
It has certainly been an eventful summer from the reopening of businesses and office spaces, talk of a fall “comeback”…
Read MoreVaccine Mandates: Are the Tides of Public Opinion Turning and Will it Lead to Increased Mandates?
Dr. Anthony Fauci recently expressed his support for more local vaccine mandates for schools and businesses, which was swiftly followed…
Read MoreCOVID-19 “Long-Haulers” and Workplace Accommodations
Employers spent the better part of 2020 and the beginning of 2021 evaluating how to prevent employees from contracting COVID-19…
Read MoreSeparate Pay for Restaurant “Side Work?” Maybe.
Anyone who has ever worked in the restaurant industry is familiar with the term “side work.” For most servers, side…
Read MoreAre you National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) compliant?
In 1935, Congress enacted the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) intending to protect workers from harmful labor practices and encourage…
Read MoreWhat to Ask a Lawyer When Starting a Business
(Note: to navigate through the video, click on the YouTube button on the bottom right of the video to open…
Read MoreSaying Goodbye to Maryland’s Mask Mandate: Now what?
On Friday, May 14, 2021, Governor Hogan announced changes to Maryland’s mask mandate, which took effect on Saturday, May 15,…
Read MoreWorkplace Discrimination and Harassment Outside the Office
The breakdown of a concrete workplace where worker interaction was somewhat limited to the office during work hours has led…
Read MoreAll of My Employees are Vaccinated. Can We Ditch the Masks? Not yet.
Over the last three months, many employers, including large employers like Aldi, Amtrak, Instacart, McDonald’s, and Target, have been hard…
Read MoreNow Hiring: Getting Back to Work Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
For much of 2020, my conversations with employers were around layoffs, furloughs, and terminations. With the uncertainty of the pandemic,…
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