The Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act becomes law on April 2, 2020 and expires on December 31, 2020. Congress acted quickly in passing the law during the Coronavirus pandemic. We at Lebau & Neuworth are available to listen to you and see if we can protect your job rights, including those under all laws pertaining to the Coronavirus pandemic.
Read MoreIf you need to apply for Maryland unemployment benefits because of the Coronavirus pandemic, the Maryland Department of Labor just issued important guidance about your rights for unemployment benefits needed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The guidance is in the form of questions and answers and is expected to be updated regularly.
Read MoreMaryland and federal laws require the prompt payment of overtime-eligible employees – and the consequences for employers that fail to do so can be severe.
Read MoreFor another consecutive year, Richard Neuworth and Stephen Lebau of Lebau & Neuworth, LLC, have again been listed on the "Best Lawyers" listing in 2020.
Read MoreOn Thursday, March 28, 2019, Maryland lawmakers successfully overrode a veto by Governor Larry Hogan to block a bill increasing the minimum wage in Maryland.
Read MoreOn 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.
Read MoreBeginning July 1, 2018, the Maryland minimum wage rate increases from $9.25 per hour of work to $10.10 and in the District of Columbia the minimum wage increases to $13.25 an hour.
Read MoreEmployees should be aware that his or her employer may be allowed to count “the reasonable cost … of furnishing [the] employee with board, lodging, or other facilities” toward the employee’s owed wages.
Read MoreA Maryland Court recently issued an important decision in Pinnacle Group et al. v. Victoria Kelly concerning overtime for companion-care home-healthcare workers in that state.
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