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.

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.

Maryland Workers Entitled to Advanced Notice in Large Layoffs

Posted on June 8, 2020 in Coronavirus COVID-19, Employee Benefits, Employee Rights, Employment Law, Wrongful Discharge

Beginning on October, 1, 2020, Maryland employers are required to give their employees 60 days advance notice prior to enacting a “reduction in operations.”

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.