Labour Law Guide For Employees In Montgomery
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There are a number of federal and state laws that prohibit discrimination because of age, race, color, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, and pregnancy. Several Maryland laws prohibit retaliation against an employee who has disclosed wrongdoing by an employer.
Domestic service workers include companions, babysitters, cooks, waiters, maids, housekeepers, nannies, nurses, janitors, caretakers, handymen, gardeners, home health aides, personal care aides, and family chauffeurs.
Their work may include tasks such as cleaning the house, cooking, washing and ironing clothes, taking care of children, or elderly or sick members of a family, gardening, guarding the house, driving for the family, and even taking care of household pets.
The Domestic Workers Law applies to a worker if they: work primarily in a residence located in Montgomery County, MD; and. work at least 20 hours per week for at least a 30 day period; and. perform primarily childcare, housekeeping, cooking, cleaning or laundry-type work; or.
Discrimination and Harassment Claims For example, if your emotional distress stems from racial, gender-based, or disability discrimination, you can bring a claim through the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights (MCCR) or the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
The vast majority of employment relationships in Maryland and D.C. are what the law refers to as “at-will.” This generally means that an employer may terminate an employee for any reason or no reason, while an employee may leave his or her job for any reason or no reason.
Freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining; elimination of all forms of forced or compulsory labor; effective abolition of child labor; elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation; and.
This time on the CBR blog, we are talking about the three most important HR laws out there: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the significance of these laws and how they shape the HR landscape.
