The Employment Brief

Some members of the plaintiff’s bar characterize the creation of a private cause of action under Article 49B as a “leveling of the playing field” after years of fighting for respect in the federal courts.  Not surprisingly, I suspect, I have a different take.  “Employer friendly” decisions from the federal courts often come about because of the quality (or the lack of quality) of the case brought.  The notion that  Maryland’s courts...

On April 24, 2008, Governor O’Malley signed into law Senate Bill 797.  This emergency legislation, which was drafted by the author and takes effect immediately, returns to Maryland employers to right to have a written policy which determines whether or not unused leave time must be paid to a departing employee.   The legislation reverses the effects of a 2007 unpublished court decision and subsequent change in policy by the Maryland Department...