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Maryland employers are now prohibited from enforcing non-compete agreements against employees earning less than $15 per hour or less than $31,200 per year. SB 328 became effective October 1, 2019, making such noncompete agreements “null and void as...By: Ballard Spahr LLP

The United States Department of Labor (DOL) made official a new regulation increasing the minimum salary level that salaried employees must be paid to be exempt from overtime. As of January 1, 2020, if a salaried employee makes less than $684 per...By: Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

As a plan sponsor being investigated by an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agent, there is one thing you might not be aware of. The IRS agent is there to ensure there has been voluntary compliance by you to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code....By: Ary Rosenbaum

Earlier today the Washington Supreme Court issued its highly-anticipated decision in Keodalah v. Allstate Insurance Company. The coverage community was anxiously waiting to learn if an employee claims adjuster could be sued for bad faith or...By: White and Williams LLP

At what point does a company’s application of its anti-fraternization policy become sex discrimination? Last week, a federal court in Alabama found that the answer to this question may be determined by a jury....By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,

Millions of Americans may sigh at Bertha, Barney, or Betty, or whatever they’ve nicknamed the beat-up family vehicle parked out front: “Wouldn’t it be great, if only we could afford a nicer, newer model?”...By: Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury

Approximately two years ago, a number of employers received charges of discrimination alleging that they discriminated against applicants by restricting the recipients of employment advertisements on Facebook. The EEOC just found reasonable cause on...By: Nilan Johnson Lewis PA

With a recent surge in adoption of Robotic Process Automation, many midsize companies are asking how they can get in on the action. Here’s what they’ll need to successfully implement this back-office transformation accelerator....By: FTI Consulting

In The City of Cleveland v. The State of Ohio, the Ohio Supreme Court upheld Ohio Revised Code 9.75, which prohibits a public authority from requiring a contractor to “employ as laborers a certain number or percentage of individuals who reside within...By: Bricker & Eckler LLP

On September 24, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued its final overtime rule as it relates to the minimum salary threshold for exempt employees. The DOL estimates that 1.3 million workers will be eligible for overtime pay as a result of...By: Murtha Cullina