Must Exempts Get Time-and-a-Half for Extra Work?
April 10, 2008—A large group of Maryland corrections workers filed a grievance over a new requirement that they fill in for nonexempt employees after their regular hours. The governor had ordered the prison system to reduce overtime by $127,000 a year, and having exempt officers perform extra duties was how the system coped with the mandate.
Terminated Sales Manager Demands Unpaid Commissions
December 05, 2007—A regional sales manager who lived in Maryland but worked in Virginia for a Florida-based company lost her job when her employer was acquired by another firm. Since she had initiated several sales before she was terminated, she felt she was owed additional commissions on those sales. She felt so strongly, in fact, that she sued.
Appeals Court Upholds Ruling that Struck Down 'Wal-Mart' Law
January 18, 2007—The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has upheld a ruling that prohibited Maryland from enforcing a law that would have required Wal-Mart to pay at least 8 percent of its payroll on healthcare benefits or pay the difference to the state.
Workers Face Charges in Referral Bonus Scheme
December 04, 2006—A federal grand jury has indicted three individuals on charges that they participated in a scheme to defraud the employee referral program at the University of Maryland Medical Center, U.S. Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein announced.
How Much Does Education Pay?
October 26, 2006—Advanced-degree holders made an average of $78,093 in 2004, about $26,500 more than workers with a bachelor's degree did, according to a report by the Census Bureau.
Judge Strikes Down Healthcare Law Targeted at Wal-Mart
July 20, 2006—A federal judge has struck down a Maryland law that would have required Wal-Mart to pay at least 8 percent of its payroll on healthcare benefits, ruling that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) preempts the law.
Maryland Boosts Minimum Wage
January 19, 2006—Lawmakers in Maryland have voted to override Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s veto of a bill to raise the minimum wage, the Baltimore Sun reports.
Maryland Requires Wal-Mart to Pay More on Health Benefits
January 13, 2006—Lawmakers in Maryland have overrode a governor's veto and passed legislation that requires for-profit employers with more than 10,000 employees to spend at least 8 percent of payroll on healthcare benefits for employees or pay the difference into the state's health program for low-income families, USA Today reports.
Appeals Court Says Waiver of FMLA Rights Unenforceable
August 04, 2005—The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a Department of Labor regulation
barring a waiver of an employee's rights under the Family and Medical Leave
Act applies to all rights under the act.
Bill Would Require Wal-Mart to Pay More for Healthcare
April 08, 2005—Maryland lawmakers have approved legislation that would require for-profit
employers with more than 10,000 employees to spend at least 8 percent of payroll on
healthcare benefits for employees or pay the difference into the state's health
program for the poor, the Washington Post reports.
