It’s not exactly William Shakespeare, but it is an age-old question that seems to resurface cyclically. And now seems to be one of those periods of “resurfacing”, as the number of inquiries we have received in this area . . .      [read more]


Protecting Your Trade Secrets Before An Employee Resigns
by Laura Bailey Gallagher, Esq.
Today’s workforce has become increasingly mobile. Years ago, employees expected to work for just one or two employers for their entire career. Now, younger employees expect to change jobs, even careers, a number of times . . .      [read more]


How to Prepare for and Present an Unemployment Insurance Appeal
by Lori N. Nacht, Esq.
This article includes information and tips on preparing for and presenting the employer’s case based on my observations and experience in my former position as a UI hearing examiner for the state of Maryland. If you follow . . .      [read more]


Prompt Pay Acts For Contractors and Subcontractors
by David A. Flores, Esq.

I. Introduction.

The contractor/subcontractor prompt pay acts were enacted in the 1990's and remain confusing and ambiguous. The courts have had occasion to interpret them for over a decade and have helped . . .      [read more]


Global Restrictions in Non-Competes Held Enforceable
by Laura Bailey Gallagher, Esq.

In two recent cases, the protection of confidential business information and trade secrets scored victories, providing greater comfort to employers whose marketplace is world-wide.

Employees who have signed restrictive . . .      [read more]


Beware the I-9
by Tom Davies, Esq.
If you read the title of this article and did not have a clue what it was about, then you must read further. Within the past few months there have been several major stories regarding government investigations into major . . .      [read more]


Protecting the Privacy of Employee Payroll Information in Pennsylvania
by Tom Davies, Esq.
One of the most frequently expressed concerns of merit shop contractors working on prevailing wage projects is the extent to which the names, addresses, and other personal information of their employees working on these projects . . .      [read more]


After Wal-Mart: Has the Deluge of Employee Class Actions Begun?
by David A. Flores, Esq.
The recent decision of the United States District Court in California certifying the plaintiff’s class action in the sex discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart generated a lot of publicity. Though it is now on appeal, it . . .      [read more]


Arbitration of Employment Disputes
by Tom Davies, Esq.
Over the past several years, more and more companies have included provisions in employment applications or employee handbooks requiring employees to arbitrate disputes with the company rather than pursue such claims in court. . . .      [read more]


New EEOC Guidance on National Origin Discrimination
by Laura Bailey Gallagher, Esq.
On December 2, 2002, the EEOC issued new guidance addressing discrimination on the basis of national origin. Although this guidance does not create any new rules, it does clarify existing rules in a post-September 11th world.

Observing . . .      [read more]


OSHA's Multi-Employer Citation Policy
by Tom Davies, Esq.
The purpose of the Occupational Health and Safety Agency (OSHA) as identified in its enabling legislation, P.L. 91-596, is to "assure so far as possible every working man and woman in the Nation safe and healthful working . . .      [read more]


Salting Update - The Back Pay Cases
by Tom Davies, Esq.
Within the past few months, federal courts in the District of Columbia and New York have dealt nonunion employers setbacks in their attempts to minimize the adverse effects of salting campaigns conducted by organized labor. . . .      [read more]