The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has recently released a new resource document for employers, providing valuable guidance on how to navigate the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in relation to job applicants and employees with hearing disabilities.

In other words, the severance agreement was unlawful even though the employer never sought to enforce the provisions being challenged before the Board.

It is unfortunately likely that the federal government will shut down after funding expires this Saturday. This Alert discusses many of the significant employment-related issues caused by the shutdown.

On August 16, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held that gender dysphoria is a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA").

Check out this recent article, written by Anthony Millin, Co-Chair of NEXT powered by Shulman Rogers, featured in TechCrunch magazine.

POTOMAC, Md., Sept. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Since announcing the first-of-its-kind accelerator program for middle-market companies in May of 2025, private equity firm...

Employers are on notice that the second half of 2023 will bring local minimum wage increases. Just in time for Summer, on July 1, 2023, the minimum wage in both the District of Columbia and Montgomery County...

Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) requires employers to provide employees on military leave with the same rights and benefits...

If the COVID activity occurs at work, DOL says the Employer must pay for the time.

On June 28, 2024, a Texas Federal Court became the first to block enforcement of the Department of Labor's ("DOL") new rule raising the salary threshold for white-collar exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA").

On April 10, 2023, the Maryland General Assembly concluded its 90-day legislative session. Notably, several of the bills passed will have a significant impact on employers.

As most operators know, wage and hour disputes always seem to loom on the horizon, with the specter of wage and hour class actions being particularly anxiety-inducing.

Maryland's Occupational Safety and Health (MOSH) Division of Labor and Industry recently published a final regulation creating obligations for Maryland employers...

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel recently issued a memo regarding its position that non-compete agreements violate the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)...

The Prince George's County Council recently passed an ordinance, the Employment Fairness Act for Returning Citizens, which further restricts an employer's ability to conduct criminal background checks.

The IRS has launched a major modernization of the Section 83(b) election process. In November 2024, the IRS introduced Form 15620, designed to standardize Section 83(b) elections.

February is a good time to tend to the relationships that matter, and for real estate professionals in the DMV, few relationships are more important than the one you have with your license.

The Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL") recently published an Opinion Letter titled "Whether Holidays Count Against an Employee's FMLA Leave Entitlement and Determination...

As anticipated, on March 26, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) published an interim final rule that significantly narrows the scope of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA).

Picture this: someone has been infringing your copyrighted material for ten years, but you only discovered it last year. They did a good job hiding their infringement or you just didn't have any reason.