A months-long wage dispute at a Richmond-area botanical garden escalated into a full strike this week, with dozens of workers walking off the job over what they say is an unfair pay offer. While the dispute is unfolding in Virginia, it raises questions that come up just as often for employees here in the District.
DC Water recently agreed to pay nearly $217,000 to settle a federal age discrimination claim brought by the EEOC. The case involved a human resources professional who was allegedly replaced by a younger, less experienced employee, and it’s a useful reminder of what older workers in the District are entitled to under federal law. What
Apple’s decision to close its unionized Towson, Maryland store has drawn a formal complaint to the National Labor Relations Board. The union representing store employees says the company is treating this closure differently than others, and that difference matters for anyone watching how employers respond to organized labor. What Happened at the Towson Store The
Business owners facing a broken agreement often mistakenly assume the breach itself is enough to actually win in court. Maryland law actually requires proving several distinct legal elements before a judge or jury ever even gets to the separate question of damages owed. What Are the Four Elements of a Breach Claim? Maryland courts generally
Employees who genuinely speak up about workplace discrimination sometimes face a considerable second wave of trouble entirely separate from the original underlying complaint itself. Here are answers to the most common questions clients ask most often about how retaliation claims actually work and what it genuinely takes to prove one successfully. What Makes Retaliation Different
Age discrimination genuinely gets far less public attention than other protected categories, yet it affects a genuinely significant share of the overall workforce and operates under a legal framework that truly differs from other forms of workplace discrimination in several important and meaningful ways. Why Age Discrimination Has Its Own Federal Law The Age Discrimination