Category: Maryland
July is the New January – New State Laws Do Not Take the Summer Off
From JDSupra, Jo Gbujama, Joy Rosenquist, and Bruce Sarchet provide an outstanding summary of new legislation that…
New Maryland Law Expands Harassment Claims For Employees And Independent Contractors
From Kalijarvi, Chuzi, Newman & Fitch, P.C., Michael Robinson reports on a new Maryland statute that extends…
Tale of Two Arbitrations: Demonstrating The FAA In Flux
From Lexology, Liz Kramer reviews cases from 2017 and discusses sets of two cases that resulted in…
Maryland’s New Sanctions for Misclassifying Independent Contractors
The SC&H Group posted a blog post that share information about Maryland’s new sanctions on employers who misclassify…
Maryland Employers Will Face Tougher Sanctions for Misclassifying Workers As Independent Contractors
From Lexology, Ober Kaler reports on recent legislation in Maryland that imposes significant penalties for…
Are exotic dancers employees or independent contractors? Fourth Circuit says they are employees
From JDSupra, Michael Marr discusses a recent Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals case in which exotic…
Employers skirt wage requirements
From the baltimoresun.com — “What is misclassification, exactly? Well, most federal and local wage laws apply only to “employees”…
A company may be liable for the actions of an independent contractor under a theory of apparent agency
From WestlawNext — A company may be liable for the actions of an independent contractor if it represents that the…
Lowe’s takes a blow with seven figure settlement of independent contractor misclassification suit
From Lexology — As the Lowe’s lawsuit demonstrates, drawing the line between independent contractors and employees is…
