While the current recordation tax calculation procedures will remain in place until September 30, 2023, as of October 1, 2023, the "consideration payable" or "principal amount of debt secured…

On July 1, 2022, the District of Columbia increased its minimum wage rate from $15.20 to $16.10 per hour for employees who do not receive gratuities and increased its minimum wage...

Legal challenges to the Federal Trade Commission's ("FTC") recent rule banning non-compete agreements are heating up just as we are in the heart of this hottest summer on record! On July 3, 2024, a federal court in Texas.

As we recognize May as Mental Health Awareness Month, the EEOC reminded employers that employees grappling with mental health conditions may be ...

On July 13, 2022, Maryland's highest court issued a far-reaching decision that will impact Maryland-based companies and companies that have employees working in Maryland who are required to report...

Just a reminder, the new D.C. limitation on non-competes takes effect October 1, 2022.

On March 14, 2022, the EEOC issued new guidance regarding caregiver discrimination and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Effective January 1, 2024, California employers must use the updated version of the wage theft prevention notice. The notice is available here. Employers are required to provide the notice...

On June 5, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services that all plaintiffs bringing discrimination claims under Title VII are subject to the same evidentiary standard.

On April 2, 2021, the Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act of 2020 ("Non-Compete Act"), was signed into law in the District of Columbia.

Think your E-Verify alerts have you covered? Think again. New U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ("USCIS") guidance quietly shifts the burden onto employers to catch revoked work authorizations.

Employers, please take note. The National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB") just changed the rules for union elections, making it much more challenging for employers.

Just as we were about to send an Employment Law Alert to DC employers beginning the "count down" to the Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act of 2020 (the "Ban on Non-Competes Act "),...

On January 20, 2025, President Trump designated Andrea Lucas as Acting Chair of the EEOC. Her priorities include gender identity, a focus on correcting unlawful favoritism...

On July 28, 2025, the D.C. Council voted to scale back Initiative 82, a voter-approved measure that would have eliminated the tip credit by 2027...

The change in administration and the new policies it has rolled out have caused great confusion for businesses and panic among some employees regarding immigration. Even if they are in the US legally and have provided.

In a majority opinion on February 22, 2023, the United States Supreme Court in Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. v. Hewitt held that a highly paid employee was not exempt from the overtime requirements...

On December 23, 2024, the federal Court of Appeals stayed the previously issued injunction that had suspended Corporate Transparency Act filing obligations.

Just as companies and individuals across the country and around the world were scrambling to comply with an upcoming March 21, 2025 filing deadline under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)...

On May 19, 2025, the Department of Justice ("DOJ") launched a new Civil Rights Fraud Initiative via a memorandum. The memorandum reiterated the DOJ's commitment to "enforcing civil rights laws and ensuring equal protection under the law."