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The Years Ahead – the EEOC’s 2017-2021 Strategic Enforcement Plan

OpinionBy Farrington LawNovember 22, 2016

On October 17, 2016, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued its Strategic Enforcement Plan for Fiscal Years 2017-2021 (SEP). The SEP outlines the areas in equal employment enforcement on which the agency will focus during the next four years.

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Should Employers Look at Social Media When Hiring New Employees?

OpinionBy Farrington LawOctober 25, 2016

Employers often use social media during the hiring process. However, employers should use caution and follow certain guidelines to avoid a number of legal pitfalls.

Changes to the FLSA’s White Collar Overtime Regulations

OpinionBy Farrington LawOctober 5, 2016

On December 1, 2016, revised regulations addressing the “white collar” overtime exemption under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) will go into effect. The new regulations double the minimum salary an employer has to pay to an employee to designate him or her as “exempt” from overtime pay.

Montgomery County Earned Sick and Safe Leave Act

OpinionBy Farrington LawSeptember 20, 2016

Employers with at least one employee that do business in Montgomery County, Maryland, will be required to provide covered employees paid leave.

The NLRB’s War on Employee Handbooks: Take a Second Look at Workplace Policies Before the NLRB Does

OpinionBy Farrington LawJune 27, 2016

Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act provides employees the right to engage in “concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection.”

No Good Deed Goes Unpunished? Proposed Voluntary Veteran Preference Legislation in Maryland Likely Violates Federal Law

OpinionBy Farrington LawMarch 16, 2016

Veterans from the post-9/11 era are having a hard time finding work in Maryland, with an unemployment rate more than double the state’s overall rate. A bill to help struggling veterans secure work passed the Maryland House of Delegates in February by a nearly unanimously vote and is currently under consideration in the state Senate.

Expanding the Limits of Reasonable Accommodations? Fourth Circuit Holds that the Americans With Disabilities Act May Require Employer to Hire a Driver for Disabled Employee

OpinionBy Farrington LawMarch 5, 2016

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EEOC Files Its First Ever Sexual Orientation Discrimination Lawsuits; Faces Uphill Battle in Third and Fourth Circuits

OpinionBy Farrington LawMarch 2, 2016

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Changes to Discovery Rules May Benefit Employers

OpinionBy Farrington LawDecember 1, 2015

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