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Lebau & Neuworth Fight for Optimal Outcomes in Maryland Severance Cases

Posted on November 19, 2024 in

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Employment Non-Competes 2024 Update

Unlawful Practices in Eldercare

Lebau & Neuworth Continue to Win Wage Cases for Marylanders

Lebau Wins Whistleblower Complaint Against Department Of Veterans Affairs

LEBAU & NEUWORTH WIN EPIC DISCRIMINATION CASE FOR CLIENT

Maryland has Seen Thousands of Wage-Theft Claims in Recent Years

Posted on March 31, 2023 in Employee Rights, Employment Law, Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law, Wages, Overtime & Commissions

The local Baltimore CBS station recent aired a segment that examied on the great extent at which Maryland workers are not paid the wages, including overtime, that are due to them.

Called A ‘Manager'? You Still May Be Entitled To Overtime

Posted on March 9, 2023 in Employee Classification, Employee Rights, Employment Law, Wages, Overtime & Commissions

The New York times just had a great article about tricks employers use to try to avoid paying overtime, such as labeling a worker a “manager” when he or she is really no such thing.

Lebau & Neuworth Scores Overtime Class Action Win

Posted on January 1, 2023 in Class & Collective Actions, Companion-Care Home-Healthcare Workers, Employee Rights, Employment Law, Fair Labor Standards Act, Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law, Minimum Wage Law, Wages, Overtime & Commissions

Lebau & Neuworth recently persuaded the federal court in Maryland to grant a Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) collective action (a type of class action) for current and former in-home caregivers who worked for Visiting Angels in Maryland.

Lebau & Neuworth Presentation Covers Nuts & Bolts of Social Security

Posted on January 1, 2023 in Disability Benefits, Employee Retirement Income Security Act, Employee Rights, Employment Law, Social Security

Richard Neuworth presentation “Social Security Disability Nuts & Bolts” presented to the Stetson University Law School LLM program addressed Social Security disability benefits.

Lebau Wins Whistleblower Complaint Against Department Of Veterans Affairs

Posted on December 19, 2022 in Employee Rights, Employment Law, False Claims & Whistleblowing

Attorney Steve Lebau recently had the honor of representing Joe Stenaka, a dedicated career public servant and distinguished veteran, in a whistleblower complaint against his supervisor at the U.S. Department of Veterans.

Minimum Wage Increase in The District of Columbia

Posted on November 27, 2022 in Employee Rights, Employment Law, Tipping and Tipped Employees, Wages, Overtime & Commissions

Washington, D.C.’s minimum wage increased from $15.50 to $16.10 per hour for non-tipped employees and its base minimum wage for tipped employees went up from $5.05 to $5.35 per hour.

Job Coach, Other Workplace Requests Are Reasonable Accommodations

Posted on October 14, 2022 in Disability Laws, Employee Rights, Employment Law

An employer recently failed to get a court to rule that a job coach can never be a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

BIG WIN FOR MARYLAND WORKERS: Wages Required for Employer-Required Activities Before or After Work

Posted on August 16, 2022 in Employee Rights, Employment Law, Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law, Wages, Overtime & Commissions

Maryland’s highest court has held that Maryland workers are entitled to get paid for some employer-required tasks performed before and/or after work.

Presentation on The False Claims Act Highlights Medical Negligence

Posted on August 16, 2022 in Employee Rights, Employment Law, False Claims & Whistleblowing, Medical Negligence

Lebau & Neuworth partner Richard Neuworth made a presentation on the important topic of Medical Negligence and The False Claims Act at the 2022 National American Association for Justice Convention.

Minimum Wage Increase for Montgomery County Workers

Posted on July 28, 2022 in Employee Rights, Employment Law, Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law, Minimum Wage Law

Montgomery County has a new minimum wage as of July 1st of this year. Know your rights when it comes to what you should be paid and your minimum wage!