Category : Employment Law

A phone can turn into a recording device with one tap. In Maryland, however, capturing a private conversation without permission can create consequences far more serious than an awkward discovery. Under the Maryland two-party consent rule, everyone participating in a...

Your father’s doctor calls while you’re at work. He needs surgery, followed by weeks of recovery, leaving you needing to help him when he comes home. You want to be there for him, but you worry about your mortgage, groceries,...

A dangerous workplace rarely announces itself with a flashing warning light. Sometimes the first sign is a machine that keeps malfunctioning, a supervisor who shrugs off a hazard, or an employee who realizes everyone has quietly learned to work around...

A workplace dispute can put your personal and professional life at risk. If the allegations against you are unfair, you may know that something went wrong, but you may not know whether there was a violation or what evidence you...

Hair should not determine whether someone gets hired, promoted, disciplined, or treated differently at work. Maryland’s CROWN Act makes that principle part of state anti-discrimination law. For employees asking, “But what is the CROWN Act exactly?” think of it as...

The layoff meeting ends in a Virginia Beach office. Maybe you are near Town Center, the Oceanfront, or commuting home toward Norfolk when you open the severance agreement HR just handed you. The number on the first page catches your...

Working from home might protect you from a stressful commute or an uncomfortable desk chair, but it does not necessarily protect you from workplace harassment. Harassing conduct can follow remote employees into video meetings, emails, messaging platforms, texts, and other...

When you have a serious dispute with your employer, you may expect to take your case to court. Then you discover an arbitration clause in an employment agreement, handbook, or other document. That discovery can raise many questions. What is...