I think a little more information would be helpful here, including whether it is even plausible that an employer is hit with a large fee when it...

Is he literally doing no work at all, or is the work not substantive in nature? Honesty is the best policy; if he has been doing no work, I...

I do not agree with my colleague Mr. Shuster. The Americans With Disabilities Act may require that certain job duties be reassigned to other...

Interesting, but I would add that if you sue, you will be placing your entire medical history at issue, including whatever condition that you have...

The only thing that might regulate this level of work is the requirement to pay overtime, if you are non-exempt and otherwise covered by overtime...

Unfortunately, the only limit here is that your employer must pay overtime. As a restaurant server, keep in mind that your overtime is not 1.5 x...

Was it sick time or personal time off (PTO)? Here is some useful information prepared by the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and...

Under Maryland decisional (case) law, you are protected if you call the police. But if you complain internally about an assault, you may not be...

As a medical assistant, you are likely not exempt - you would need to qualify under the professional white collar exemption and I do not believe a...

This sounds like a pretext for some other reason, potentially illegal discrimination. Have other full-time to part-time employees been similarly...