Delaware, striving for the salutary goal of eliminating pay disparities between male and female employees, has enacted a broad new prohibition on pre-employment questions about an employee’s compensation history. Under the law, which went into effect on … [Read more...]
Spring 2018
Edited by Michael Lentz
Nanni v. Aberdeen Marketplace, Inc.: Even Occasional Customers Can Sue Under the ADA
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has recently confirmed the extremely wide reach of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (the “ADA”), confirming that even an occasional customer, or one who visits a business for the purpose … [Read more...]
Balbed v. Eden Park Guest House, LLC: Lodging as “Wages” under the FLSA
At its most basic level, the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) requires employers to pay their employees a minimum wage per hour worked. When employers pay only cash, the analysis is, of course, relatively straight forward. However, in-kind compensation … [Read more...]
Maryland Passes the Healthy Working Families Act
Maryland workers now enjoy greater access to “sick and safe” leave. Effective February 11, 2018, the Maryland Healthy Working Families Act (the “Act”) requires employers to allow employees to use earned sick and safe leave: to care for or treat the … [Read more...]