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As many of you know, an employer does not have to offer COBRA health insurance coverage to an employee who’s discharged for “gross misconduct.” Unfortunately, COBRA does not define “gross misconduct,” and courts are divided on what it means....By: Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

The Fourth Circuit’s recent decision in Evangeline Parker v. Reema Consulting Services, Incorporated, 915 F.3d 297 (4th Cir. 2019) grabbed headlines for its controversial ruling that workplace gossip can support a sex harassment claim under Title...By: Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

A staffing and recruiting company based in El Segundo, California recently paid $58,815 in fines to two H-1B workers after an investigation by the Department of Labor (DOL)’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) found that the company had not complied with...By: Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

HSI Increases I-9 Audits to Target Unauthorized Employment - In October 2017, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”), a division of the Department of Homeland Security, pledged to increase workplace enforcement by a factor of four to...By: Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Data security and privacy concerns have become one of the top issues keeping business leaders up at night. According to the Ponemon Institute’s 2018 study regarding the cost of data breaches, data breaches are increasingly costly and result in more...By: Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

In 2016, President Obama released a “Call to Action” encouraging state legislatures to take a hard look at non-compete reform. The “Call to Action” urged states to ban restrictive covenants that impose unnecessary restrictions on the mobility of...By: Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

When a company negotiates either an employment agreement or separation agreement with an employee, the employee benefits offered are typically a large piece of the total package. However, the terms of these types of agreements are subject to various...By: Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

The #MeToo movement exploded in the fall of 2017 and put sexual harassment on the front pages of newspapers, websites and other media outlets. Since that time, #MeToo has inspired many people to come forward to tell their stories on sexual harassment...By: Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

‘No-poach’ agreements between businesses not to compete with each other for employees have long been held unlawful under Section 1 of the Sherman Antitrust Act, which prohibits certain restraints on trade and competition. Historically, the Department...By: Miles & Stockbridge P.C.