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!

Maryland Established Paid Family Leave Effective in 2025

Posted on July 14, 2022 in Employee Rights, Employment Law, Family & Medical Leave Act

On April 9, 2022, the Maryland Legislature passed the Time to Care Act of 2022, which created a Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program in Maryland.

Lebau & Neuworth Fights & Wins for Home Aides, Companions & Caregivers

Posted on June 20, 2022 in Employee Rights, Employment Law, Fair Labor Standards Act, Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law, Minimum Wage Law, Wages, Overtime & Commissions

Home healthcare aides, caregivers and companions often are victims of unlawful wage practices. But Lebau & Neuworth attorneys have a dedicated history of representing these workers to get the pay owed to them.

Guarding Against Discrimination in Physician Compensation in Maryland

Posted on June 13, 2022 in Agreements & Negotiations, Employee Rights, Employment Law, Physicians Legal Representation

Lebau & Neuworth attorneys have expertise in representing physicians in Maryland and elsewhere in research, academic and clinician roles.

Lebau & Neuworth Win Epic Discrimination Case for Client

Posted on May 24, 2022 in Discrimination & Harassment, Employee Rights, Employment Law

Lebau & Neuworth has successfully represented a member of the Baltimore City Fire Department who claimed he was the victim of reverse race discrimination.

False Claims Act Settlements and Judgments Exceed $5.6 Billion in FY 2021

Posted on March 11, 2022 in Employee Rights, Employment Law, False Claims & Whistleblowing

Lebau & Neuworth attorneys have represented whistleblowers who were terminated from their jobs for objecting to and/or complaining about their employers’ unlawful conduct.

Severance Pay as Owed Wages Under Maryland Law: Get Three Times the Amount

Posted on March 6, 2022 in Employee Rights, Employment Law, Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law, Severance & Separation

Another Maryland court has ruled that severance pay required by an employment contract can be considered owed “wages” under the Maryland Wage Payment & Collection Law and just not an item that has to be provided by contract terms.

Supreme Court Delivers Win for Retirement-Plan Participants

Posted on February 19, 2022 in Employee Benefits, Employee Rights, Employment Law, ERISA - Employee Retirement Income Security Act, Pension & Retirement Benefits

Recently in Hughes v. Northwestern University, the Supreme Court issued a favorable decision for participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans, which are governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).