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Maryland Considering Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program

Kollman & Saucier

03/01/2016

The Maryland General Assembly’s House Economic Matters Committee is considering House Bill 740, which would establish a Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program in Maryland. The program would provide up to twelve weeks of paid leave ($50 to $1,000 per week, with the maximum tied to inflation) to an employee taking unpaid or partially paid leave for the following reasons: (1) to care for a newborn child or a child newly placed for adoption or...

Kollman & Saucier

02/19/2016

Labor Law, State Law

"Right to Work" laws prohibit an employer from requiring workers to pay union dues as a condition of employment. While many view these laws as something which allows employees to freely choose whether they wish to be a dues-paying union member, organized labor considers them to be an anathema. In a right to work state, employees can be "free riders," meaning they can be covered by a collective bargaining agreement, but not required to pay for the...

Kollman & Saucier

10/14/2015

Legislative Developments, Paid Leave, State Law

Last week, Eric Paltell posted on this very same legislation. I promise I do read the posts on our own blog, but clearly "forgot" for a minute when I posted this entry yesterday. While there is some duplication, our presentations come from a different angle. So I leave this up for your reading pleasure, openly acknowledging the "already done that" aspect of the base topic. The D.C. Council has pending before it one of the most generous paid...

Kollman & Saucier

06/26/2015

Disability & Leave, State Law

Beginning October 1, 2016, employers in Montgomery County, Maryland are required to provide paid sick and safe leave to their employees. Earlier this week, the Montgomery County Council unanimously passed paid sick leave legislation, which will enable workers to stay home with pay when they are under the weather or need to care for a family member. The law requires employers to provide each employee with earned sick/safe leave for work performed in...

Kollman & Saucier

02/12/2015

State Law, Wage & Hour

Last month, we wrote about the new District of Columbia Wage Theft Prevention Act, which dramatically changed D.C. wage and hour laws to impose new record keeping obligations and penalties on employers operating in the District. The new law is set to go into effect on February 26, 2015. After posting our article on the law, we received a number of comments from clients concerned about the law's requirement that employers keep time records for...

Kollman & Saucier

01/08/2015

Hiring Process, Legislative Developments, State Law

Montgomery and Prince George's Counties join Baltimore City (and the District of Columbia) to now limit an employer's ability to inquire about an applicant's criminal history. This trend continues to grow, and very likely, will become Maryland state law sooner than later. Montgomery County Ordinance Effective January 1, 2015, most private employers with 15 or more full-time employees and that do business in Montgomery County may not inquire about...

Kollman & Saucier

11/07/2014

Class Actions, State Law, Wage & Hour

On October 30, 2014, a Colorado federal court judge granted final approval of a $ 2.3 million settlement between the “Everything’s a Dollar” retail giant and a class of 488 current and former store managers who claimed they were misclassified as exempt employees and denied overtime pay in violation of state law. Under Colorado law, executive or supervisory employees are exempt from overtime pay if they supervise two or more full-time...

Kollman & Saucier

10/28/2014

State Law, Voting Leave

Next Tuesday, November 4, 2014, many states will be conducting their respective gubernatorial and other elections. In anticipation of Election Day, employers should review their policies and procedures to ensure employees are provided proper time off to vote, as may be required by applicable law, as well as by stated policy. While some states do not mandate time off for voting (including the District of Columbia, Delaware, New Jersey,...

Kollman & Saucier

08/18/2014

State Law, Wage & Hour

Last week, the Maryland Court of Appeals issued its opinion in Peters v. Early Healthcare Giver, Inc. a case that dramatically shifts the terrain of Maryland wage and hour law in employees’ favor. September Term 2013, No. 86 (Md. Aug. 13, 2014). Most significantly, Peters holds that employees suing for unpaid overtime may now be able to recover three times the amount of overtime at issue for a period of three years prior to filing suit. It is...

Kollman & Saucier

08/07/2014

Labor Law, State Law

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has upheld, in its entirety, the 2011 Wisconsin statute that curtailed collective bargaining rights for public sector employees. Madison Teachers, Inc. v. Walker, No. 2012AP2067 (July 31, 2014). In 2011, in a move that attracted significant fanfare and the chagrin of union advocates, the Wisconsin legislature passed Act 10, which prohibited public sector employees from collectively bargaining on issues other than wages,...

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Maryland Considering Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program

West Virginia Becomes the 26th Right to Work State

The Most Generous Paid Leave Act Is Pending Before The District of Columbia Council

Montgomery County Passes Paid Sick Leave Law

D.C. Amends Wage Theft Prevention Act to Remove Exempt Employee Time Tracking Requirement

"Ban The Box" Continues To Catch On In Maryland

More Than A Dollar: $2.3 Million Settlement Between Family Dollar Stores And Nearly 500 Employees

Election Day Obligations

Maryland’s Highest Court Holds That Employees May Recover Treble Damages for Unpaid Overtime

Wisconsin Supreme Court Upholds Law Limiting Public Sector Bargaining

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