Taylor v. Giant of Maryland LLC, No. 9, Sept. Term 2010 (Md.)

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OUTCOME: Drafted Amici Brief for MELA/MWELA.

The Md CoSA erred in (1) imposing an overly restrictive "adverse employment action" standard under the Prince George's County Human Relations Code; (2) holding that comparators must be virtually identi ... cal in all respects; (3) requiring the employee to provide direct evidence of "knowledge of protected activity; and (4) holding that Section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act preempted Taylor's discrimination and retaliation claims.