Labor And Employment Law
Offit Kurman Attorneys Russell Berger and Sarah Sawyer Featured in AHA! Business Radio Interview
Every Tuesday from 6–7pm, Baltimore’s CBS Sports Radio airs AHA! Business Radio, a show produced by Allan Hirsh Advisors. Hosted…
Read MoreTelebriefs®: Terminating Employees Who Engage in Controversial Social or Political Activity
With the recent violent protests in Charlottesville, Virginia, employers are left wondering whether they can discipline or terminate employees who…
Read MoreTelebriefs®: Is Sexual Orientation Protected Under Title VII’s Prohibition on Sex Discrimination?
Recently, at a large industry conference in San Antonio, the Acting Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Victoria…
Read MoreTelebriefs®: Are Employees Allowed to Use Medical Cannabis?
On July 17th, the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled that an employee was wrongfully terminated when her employer failed to engage…
Read MoreWhen A Wage Settlement Is Not A Settlement
A FLSA Claim For Wages/ Overtime Cannot Be Settled Privately Even If the Employee is Paid and Signs A Release…
Read MoreTelebriefs®: Terminating Employees Who Filed a Workers Compensation Claim
It is not uncommon for an employee to be out on Workers Compensation and use up FMLA leave in the…
Read MoreHow 401(k) Plans and Trustees Can Guard Against Class Action Suits
On February 14, 2017, David G. Feinberg, a participant in T. Rowe Price’s 401(k) plan, filed a lawsuit in U.S.…
Read MoreTelebriefs®: How President Trump’s National Labor Relations Board Nominations Will Affect Businesses
President Trump recently nominated two Republican candidates to fill the vacant positions on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). The…
Read MoreEmployers Do Not Have To Settle Every Frivolous Discrimination Claim
The Great Value Of Honest Performance Reviews And Documentation — All Is Not Lost A recent decision of the Seventh Circuit…
Read MorePhiladelphia’s Wage History Ordinance: The Battle Continues
The battle over whether Philadelphia becomes the first major city to prohibit employers from asking applicants about their salary history…
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