Lebau & Neuworth Helps Whistleblower, Victim of Discrimination Get Justice

Posted on September 28, 2021 in Discrimination & Harassment, Employee Rights, Employment Law, False Claims & Whistleblowing, Workplace Retaliation

Lebau & Neuworth attorneys representing a client working with a depaertment of the City of Baltimore assisted with her case that ended with the city settling an employment lawsuit for more than $158,000 and officials admitting they broke city policy with a promotion.

More than $2 Billion Recovered from False Claims Act Cases -- An L&N Specialty -- in FY 2020

Posted on January 26, 2021 in Employee Rights, Employment Law, False Claims & Whistleblowing, Workplace Retaliation, Wrongful Discharge

Lebau & Neuworth is well-positioned to take on governmental-fraud-related cases in Maryland and across the country.

Maryland’s 'Equal Pay for Equal Work Law' adds Anti-Retaliation Amendment

Posted on October 25, 2020 in Discrimination & Harassment, Employee Rights, Employment Law, Wages, Overtime & Commissions, Workplace Retaliation

New amendments to Maryland’s Equal Pay For Equal Work Law went into effect on October 1, 2020. Among other things, the law prohibits employers from paying employees of a certain sex or gender identity less than other employees because of their sex or gender identity.

Failure to Renew Employment Contracts Can Be Wrongful Termination

Posted on June 29, 2020 in Agreements & Negotiations, Employee Rights, Employment Law, Workplace Retaliation, Wrongful Discharge

Recently, the Court of Special Appeals held that failing to renew an employment contract may create a wrongful termination claim under Maryland law.

Job Transfers that Affect Career Opportunities Could be Unlawful Retaliation

Posted on September 21, 2018 in Employee Rights, Employment Law, Workplace Retaliation

Lodging a justified complaint at work should not result in an undesired reaction from an employer, such as being transferred to another department.

Workplace Sexual Harassment Claims In The #MeToo Era

Posted on August 31, 2018 in Employee Rights, Employment Law, Sexual Harrassment in the Workplace, Workplace Retaliation

Over the past year, the #MeToo movement has cast a spotlight on the realities of sexual harassment in the United States and has changed how allegations of sexual harassment are treated.

Reporting Harassment in the Workplace is Seldom an Easy Thing to Do

Posted on October 27, 2017 in Discrimination & Harassment, Employee Rights, Employment Law, Workplace Retaliation

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, undoubtedly with good intentions, has issued a short web posting: “What to Do if You Believe You Have Been Harassed at Work.”

Workplace Sexual Harassment Must be Combated both Before and After it Occurs

Posted on April 18, 2017 in Discrimination & Harassment, Employee Rights, Employment Law, Workplace Retaliation

A recent New York Times expose on Sexual Harassment has confirmed what the attorneys at Lebau & Neuworth have consistently experienced throughout their extended careers: Women regularly fail to report Sexual Harassment in the workplace because of fear of retaliation.

Lebau & Neuworth Files Lawsuit for Employment Discrimination Case against Verizon

Posted on December 13, 2016 in Discrimination & Harassment, Employee Rights, Workplace Retaliation

Attorneys at Lebau & Neuworth filed a lawsuit against Verizon on behalf of a victim of employment discrimination by the company. In this case, our client worked for Verizon for nearly two decades as a cable splicing technician and was discriminated against because of his religion and retaliated against because he reported the discrimination.

Discipline After Complaints Of Discrimination Can Establish Retaliation Claims

Posted on December 2, 2016 in Discrimination & Harassment, Employee Rights, Workplace Retaliation

Recently in Williams v. Ricoh Ams., the Federal District Court in Virginia made an important ruling in favor of employees who exercise their rights under anti-discrimination statutes. In the case, Mr. Williams, a 58 year-old African American male, was successfully employed by the defendant employer, Ricoh Americas Corporation, for 13 years.