Labor & Employment

MD Specific

Maryland Human Resource Law 2025

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Virginia CLE Approved 6 Total
SHRM CP/SCP Approved 6 Total
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5 hours 59 minutes
Douglas Desmarais
Adele Abrams
Stephen Stern
Alex Berg
With Douglas W. Desmarais from Smith & Downey, P.A. + 3 others
Recorded March 19, 2025
Product ID 99794

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Overview

A Timely Update You Can't Afford to Miss!

Are you up to speed on the latest human resource law changes in your state? This up-to-the-minute online seminar provides you with best practices for navigating problems in the virtual workplace, drafting and updating policies, hiring and firing workers, and much more. Stay up to date on new rules and regulations - register today!

  • Find out what's happening in wage and hour law.
  • Gain insights on how to address current concerns surrounding hybrid and remote working.
  • Determine what updates you need to make to your handbook this year.
  • Come away with best practices for investigating complaints.
  • Hear the latest guidance on hiring and firing employees.
  • Discover tips for handling new leave and accommodation issues.
  • Analyze emerging issues and solutions regarding social media and the workplace.
  • Learn the dos and don'ts of addressing drug and alcohol use.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Wage and Hour Updates
  2. Hybrid and Remote Work: Current Issues and Answers
  3. Drafting Employee Handbooks and Policies
  4. Social Media and the Workplace: Balancing Employer Needs and Employee Rights
  5. Hiring and Firing: Legal Dos and Don'ts for Crucial HR Functions
  6. Investigating Employee Complaints: Your Guide
  7. Drugs and Alcohol in the Workplace: Marijuana and Other Considerations
  8. Leave and Accommodation Considerations

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Product ID 99794

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Virginia CLE Approved 6 Total
SHRM CP/SCP Approved 6 Total
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Agenda

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  1. Wage and Hour Updates

    1. Primary Duties Test: Recognizing the Top Pitfalls
    2. Salary Test Legal Essentials
    3. Independent Contractors: Updates and Current Issues
    4. Off-The-Clock Work and Unauthorized Overtime
    5. Addressing Employer Errors: Essential Safe Harbor Policies to Have
    6. Wage and Hour Litigation and Case Law Update

  2. Hybrid and Remote Work: Current Issues and Answers

  3. Drafting Employee Handbooks and Policies

    1. Handbook Scope: How Much Is Too Much?
    2. What Topics You Must Include (With Example Language)
    3. Avoiding Implied Contractual Relationships
    4. Critical Updates to Make to Employee Handbooks (With Checklist)
    5. Top 5 Handbook Policy Mistakes to Avoid

  4. Social Media and the Workplace: Balancing Employer Needs and Employee Rights

    1. Social Media and NLRA Violations for Non-Union Employers
    2. To What Extent May Employers Monitor and Limit Social Media Use?
    3. Using Private Social Media Accounts for Business Purposes
    4. The Latest Guidance on Using Social Media in Hiring Decisions
    5. Best Practices for Creating and Updating Social Media Policies
    6. Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Workplace: What You Need to Know NOW

  5. Hiring and Firing: Legal Dos and Don'ts for Crucial HR Functions

    1. Crafting Legally Compliant Job Descriptions: What You Must Know
    2. Offer Letters, Background/Credit Checks, and Other Essential At-Hire Documents: Best Practices and Current Developments
    3. How Enforceable Are Non-Compete, Non-Solicit, and Confidentiality Agreements?
    4. Salary Transparency Laws: Recent Developments
    5. Legally Defensible Disciplinary and Termination Documentation (Including Performance Improvement Plans)
    6. Separation Agreements and Severance Packages
    7. What You Need to Know About Handling Whistleblower Allegations

  6. Investigating Employee Complaints: Your Guide

  7. Drugs and Alcohol in the Workplace: Marijuana and Other Considerations

    1. Accommodating Medical Marijuana Users: Do You Have To?
    2. Drug-Testing Considerations for Current and Prospective Employees
    3. Disciplining and Terminating Medical Marijuana Users: Current Legal Perspectives
    4. Creating Drug and Alcohol Policies That Leave No Room for Interpretation

  8. Leave and Accommodation Considerations

    1. Notable Developments in State Leave and Accommodation Laws
    2. Interactions With State Workers' Compensation Laws
    3. Leave as a Reasonable Accommodation
    4. Best Practices for Drafting and Revising Leave and Accommodation Policies
    5. Undue Hardship - The Latest Developments
    6. Terminating Employees on Leave: Current Guidance and Best Practices

Who Should Attend

This intermediate level online seminar on human resource law is of benefit to:

  • Attorneys
  • HR Professionals
  • Accountants
  • Paralegals

Speakers

Douglas W Desmarais
Douglas W.
Desmarais
Smith & Downey, P.A.
Adele L Abrams
Adele L.
Abrams
Law Office of Adele L. Abrams, P.C.
Stephen B Stern
Stephen B.
Stern
Kagan Stern Marinello & Beard, LLC
Alex Berg
Alex
Berg
Littler Mendelson P.C.
Speaker bio
Douglas W Desmarais

Douglas W. Desmarais

Smith & Downey, P.A.
Douglas Desmarais

is a partner with Smith & Downey, P.A., where his practice deals with all aspects of employment relationships, with particular emphasis on educating employers about the many labor and employment laws that govern the workplace, and helping employers comply with these laws, thus avoiding costly and time-consuming litigation. Additionally, Mr. Desmarais has extensive experience in representing clients before the EEOC, DOL, OFCCP, NLRB, and numerous other federal, state and local agencies and courts. He is a member of the Maryland State Bar Association and District of Columbia Bar Association. Mr. Desmarais earned his B.A. degree from Brigham Young University, his J.D. degree from the University of Maryland School of Law and his LL.M. degree in labor law from Georgetown University School of Law.

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Adele L Abrams

Adele L. Abrams

Law Office of Adele L. Abrams, P.C.
Adele Abrams

is an attorney and safety professional, who is president of the Law Office of Adele L. Abrams, P.C., with offices in Maryland, Colorado and West Virginia. She handles employment matters in multiple states and represents employers in OSHA and MSHA litigation nationwide. Ms. Abrams also provides consultation, audits, and training services to regulated companies. She is an adjunct faculty member at the Catholic University of America, and the University of Colorado - Boulder, where she instructs on employment and labor law. Ms. Abrams is a member of the District of Columbia Bar, Maryland State Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association, and is admitted to practice in multiple U.S. district and circuit courts, and the U.S. Supreme Court. She is co-author of the textbooks, The Safety Professional's Handbook and Construction Safety Management and Engineering. Ms. Abrams earned her B.S. degree from the University of Maryland, College Park and her J.D. degree from the George Washington University's National Law Center.

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Stephen B Stern

Stephen B. Stern

Kagan Stern Marinello & Beard, LLC
Stephen Stern

is a partner in the law firm of Kagan Stern Marinello & Beard, LLC, where he practices in the areas of employment law and commercial litigation. Mr. Stern conducts training seminars and has been retained to advise on and/or conduct highly sensitive and complex investigations. He has successfully represented clients in federal and state courts; and before federal, state, and local administrative agencies, including the EEOC, Department of Labor, and Department of Justice. He is admitted to practice in the courts of Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia, as well as before the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Mr. Stern graduated from Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations and earned his J.D. degree from George Washington University Law School.

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Alex Berg

Alex Berg

Littler Mendelson P.C.
Alex Berg

is a shareholder with Littler Mendelson P.C. He focuses his management-side practice on issues arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights of 1964, the FLSA, FMLA, ADA, and ADEA, as well as state and local EEO and wage and hour statutes. Mr. Berg is admitted to practice law in Maryland, District of Columbia, U.S. District Court of Maryland, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He earned his bachelor's degree from Stanford University and his J.D. degree from Georgetown University Law Center.

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