https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8aJ1jEn_Yg&feature=youtu.be Current Legislation (As it stands as of this writing on March 17, 2020) The three most relevant sections are: “Division C – Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act”“Division E – Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act”“Division G – Tax Credits for Paid...
Governor Hogan has ordered more businesses to shut down as the battle to contain the COVID-19 virus continues. The latest orders have closed casinos, horse racing tracks, bars, restaurants, gyms, and health clubs. In general, the governor has shut places where people can congregate. Watch the...
On March 12, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan issued several actions to protect the state of Maryland from the escalating COVID-19, ranging from event limitations and school closures. What will be the impact of VCOVID-19 and these measures on small businesses in the state of Maryland? Matt...
As of February 29, 2020 ban the box legislation is now active in the state of Maryland. The Maryland General Assembly overruled Governor Hogan's veto from last year on "ban the box" legislation. For those who are not familiar, ban the box essentially says that an...
In the last post, we started a discussion on how to determine and properly classify employees to see if they are exempt. Be sure to check out that last post here. As a reminder, the salary level has to be at least a fixed $684...
The United States Department of Labor regulation regarding salary levels for exempt and nonexempt employees will go into effect in January 2020. The minimum salary for exemption status will be $35,568 (or $684 per week). Before that goes into effect, I strongly suggest that employers review the classifications of...
Over the past couple of days, I’ve worked with clients who are addressing disciplinary issues for salaried employees. There seems to be a myth that salaried employees are subject to different procedures than an hourly employee. First, I want to dispel that myth. Just because an employee is...
I was recently approached by a client who has an interesting issue related to employee classification. When I talk about employee classification, I am talking about whether the person is exempt or nonexempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Broadly, the Fair Labor Standards Act presupposes that every employee...
On September 25, the United States Department of Labor issued a final regulation dealing with salary levels for overtime pay. This is the overtime rule. This is not the first time I’ve talked about this, there are other blog posts. But, those posts dealt with the Obama administration. The...