July 10, 2020
On July 1, 2020, the District of Columbia increased its minimum wage rate from $14.00 to $15.00 per hour for employees who do not receive gratuities and increased its minimum wage from $4.45 to $5.00 per hour for employees who do receive gratuities.
July 2, 2020
While the much-anticipated increase to Virginia’s minimum wage has been postponed until 2021… This week, Virginia employers will be directly impacted by four new employment laws that went into effect on July 1, 2020.
July 1, 2020
On July 1, 2020, the Montgomery County Minimum Wage Rate will increase as follows: from $13.00 to $14.00 for large employers with 51 or more employees; from $12.50 to $13.25 for mid-sized employers with 11 to 50 employees; and from $12.50 to $13.00 for small employers with 10 or less employees.
June 30, 2020
On May 15, 2018, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan signed into law the Disclosing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Act of 2018 (the “Act”). The Act, which went into effect on October 1, 2018, prohibits employers, regardless of size, from requiring employees enter into mandatory arbitration for sexual harassment or retaliation claims.
June 24, 2020
Earlier this month, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) released answers to Frequently Asked Questions regarding cloth face coverings during the COVID-19 pandemic, excerpts from which are reprinted below.
June 23, 2020
The Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (DLLR) has released a notice providing a template for use by employers in communicating to employees the availability of unemployment compensation via letters, emails and text messages.
May 14, 2020
As businesses look toward reopening their doors to staff and customers in the wake of COVID-19, we thought it would be helpful to provide an overview of considerations you should take into account moving forward.
May 12, 2020
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration recently issued revised COBRA model notices and answers to Frequently Asked Questions focused on the interplay between Medicare and COBRA.
May 4, 2020
Last month, D.C. Mayor Bowser enacted the COVID-19 Response Emergency Amendment Act of 2020 (the “Act”). The Act created a new category of eligibility under the D.C. Family and Medical Leave Act (“DCFMLA”), permitting employees to take unpaid “declaration of emergency” leave if they are unable to work as a result of the circumstances giving rise to the COVID-19 public health emergency.
