This interesting, rather frightening, article is worth your time. It details the many ways that employers can and do monitor computer usage, movements, and social media usage by their employees.
While Maryland was at the forefront of the effort to forbid employers from requiring employees to give access to their facebook accounts, there is...
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New Maryland Employment Laws Take Effect October 1, 2013
October 1 marked the effective date of a number of laws passed in the Maryland General Assembly’s 2013 session. The end of capital punishment and the ban on hand-held cell phone usage while driving have gotten a lot of attention, but there are some other new laws of interest in the employment arena.
The Pregnancy Fairness...
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Government Shutdown Affects Enforcement and, Eventually, Courts
As of this writing, we are in day four of the government shutdown. Employees in all sorts of agencies are furloughed, may or may not get back pay when they return, and are not supposed to work from home. But deadlines don’t go away, so employees who need to file charges of discrimination, whistleblower complaints,...
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