You don’t specify if she worked for state, local or federal government so the answer is maybe and also that’s it’s worth looking into. Are you the...

Unemployment will deny benefits for misconduct or gross misconduct. The inability to perform, as opposed to refusal to perform, is probably not...

Gross misconduct can take a lot of forms, but a typical pattern is where the employee has been notified of job rules and won't follow them. For...

In most cases, parties get one shot at an evidentiary hearing. The Board of Appeals seldom holds its own hearings, but listens to the hearing, and...

Can my employer withhold my last pay check?

Your employer has to pay you for your hours worked, and you should be paid by the date of the next normal paycheck. If there is nothing else that...

Default Judgment ?

In small claims court, there is no motion practice. You file your complaint, and serve it. The summons has a trial date on it. If you filed it with...

You may not have used the term "sexual harassment" to define what you are going through, but that is likely a reasonable label, as I read between...

An employer cannot deduct from your paycheck unless you have authorized it in writing. Not each deduction, necessarily, but the sorts of deductions...

Can I be elligilble for unemployment if I quit my job because of a new, "mandatory overtime" rule by my company?

Before you quit, you should consider placing those reasons in writing to your boss, or even saying something like I'm willing to continue to work...

What support options for families that have a female breadwinner and she does not qualify for FMLA?

If her employer has at least 15 employees (and is in Maryland, I suppose that's not necessary the case), then it must give her six weeks of leave...