Maryland Workers Freed from Unenforceable Non-Compete

Posted on December 17, 2018 in Employee Rights, Employment Law, Non-compete Agreements

Employer-imposed restrictive covenants can be enforced in Maryland even if the employer terminates the employee for lack of business, financial conditions, or most any other reason. However, this can only occur if the scope of the non-compete and/or non-solicitation provisions are reasonable.

New Laws Provide Important Protections to Employees in Maryland

Posted on November 6, 2018 in Employee Rights, Employment Law, Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law, Sexual Harrassment in the Workplace, Wages, Overtime & Commissions

On October 1, 2018, multiple new employment laws went into effect in Maryland, including the General Contractor Liability for Unpaid Wages Act and the Maryland Disclosing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Act.

Maryland Takes a Step Forward on its Wrongful Discharge Law

Posted on November 2, 2018 in Employee Rights, Employment Law, Wrongful Discharge

A claim for wrongful discharge exists in Maryland, when not based on some statute like an anti-discrimination law, only if a worker can prove that his or her termination violated a clearly stated Maryland public policy and the worker has no other remedy.

Best Lawyers Names Steve Lebau and Richard Neuworth to "Maryland's Best Lawyers"

Posted on October 30, 2018 in Employee Benefits, Employee Rights, Employment Law, Pension & Retirement Benefits, Wages, Overtime & Commissions

Richard Neuworth and Stephen Lebau of Lebau & Neuworth LLC have again been named Best Lawyers in the 2019 edition of "Maryland's Best Lawyers."

EEOC Reports Surge in Sexual Harassment Cases

Posted on October 22, 2018 in Employee Rights, Employment Law, Sexual Harrassment in the Workplace

Nearly $70 million for sexual harassment victims was recovered through administrative enforcement and litigation by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (E.E.O.C.) in Fiscal Year (FY) 2018, up from $47.5 million in FY 2017, according to data recently released by the commission.