The Law Firm of Stephen S. Burgoon Legal Blog

Are you in sales?  Do you earn commissions as part (or all) of your wages?  Well, if that’s you, then pay attention to today’s decision by the Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.  That’s the appellate court with jurisdiction over Maryland, Virginia, West...

  I receive many phone calls from victims of workplace discrimination. As I listen to their stories, I often notice that they have not taken the very important step of reporting the illegal conduct to the appropriate managers at their employer. It is hard to...

I have represented victims of sexual harassment for decades.  Finding proof of sexual harassment can be difficult.  Many perpetrators of sexual harassment do their best to make sure that their activities are private, so that proof will never come to light. In recent...

The pandemic has forced many changes on society, and the traditional workplace has certainly not been exempt from those changes. COVID-19, a virus which has taken hundreds of thousands of lives in America since early 2020, has especially important implications for...

The #MeToo movement has brought about many longtime dirty secrets of employers to the public. People who felt like they did not have a voice before now have a chance to expose guilty individuals and show the world just how despicable their actions are. Many do not...

After attending a cyber security conference, Jane Frankland, managing director of Cyber Security Capital, expressed her frustration on social media about an event organizer’s using of so-called booth babes. Frankland was attacked by internet trolls and the backlash...

The #MeToo movement has inspired many people to stand up against co-workers that have committed acts of harassment or discrimination. As a result, both businesses and the state of Maryland have been changing their policies to combat harassment and improve their work...

Maryland continues to make a stronger move toward combating sexual harassment in the workplace as Gov. Larry Hogan recently signed into law two acts - one that addresses sexual harassment matters within the state's General Assembly, and the other focused on employers...

In 2016, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission received 12,680 complaints of sexual harassment, demonstrating the prevalence sexual harassment in modern workplaces. Our workplaces are not the only hosts of sexual harassment because of social media.Despite the...