The U.S. Supreme Court has affirmed a single standard for racial discrimination employment claims, under Title VII of The 1964 Civil Rights Act, in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, Slip Op. 23-1039, 605 U.S. ___ (June 5, 2025).  This includes racial discrimination alleged by the "majority culture," or sometimes framed as "reverse race discrimination claims," because employers are alleged to fire caucasians due to their causasian and/or white race.

 

At Mosson Law, LLC, the first meeting between an attorney and prospective client is a legal consultation.  These are being handled remotely for the most part and you can conduct a legal consultation by phone from your home.  They are conducted at a charge.

Attorney-client privilege enables people to obtain confidential legal help without fear that the conversation becomes disclosed at Court, the government, or other side.  This article introduces the concept and covers some of its scope.

I am please to announce that I have been named a SUPER LAWYER in Plaintiff's employment law in Maryland by Super Lawyers Magazine for 2026! 

The Maryland Appellate Court has issued a further clarification of Maryland's civil contempt law emphasizing it is a remedial mechanism to compel compliance with Court Orders, and not to punish evaders and wrongdoers, even when it appears tempting for parties and even a court to do so.

In Maryland, if you have a reasonable expectation of a lawsuit, you have a duty to preserve evidence.

In Maryland, defamation cannot involve statements in court papers or in court testimony due to Maryland's absolute Litigation Privilege.  This article provides more detail.

I recently presented Tips and Tricks for Taking Depositions in Employment Cases, an hour-long presentation through the National Business Institute. 

In Bills v. WVNH EMP, LLC, et. al., a certified nurse assistant caring for a disabled male patient, who made advances on her, was not protected by federal sexual harassment law when slapping his hand away on three different admitted occasions.  She was fired for slapping the patient and this was held lawful.

In a recent federal court decision, the U.S. District Court for Maryland approved a retaliation claim to move forward into discovery, and illustrates what is required in Abdus-Shahid v. Mayor & City Council of Baltimore.

Who's Who has named Gregg H. Mosson to its bibliographical directory due to "expertise as an attorney at law in Maryland in civil litigation," the company announced on Feb. 5, 2024.

Gregg H. Mosson, Esq., has received a "gold client champion" certification from Martindale-Hubbell.

The recent resignation of Harvard President Claudine Gay is a teachable moment for evidentiary analysis based on examples of alleged plagiarism available in the media.

In Groff v. DeJoy, the U.S. Supreme Court has expanded reasonable religious accommodation rights, which is analyzed workplace by workplace, and must be granted unless it causes a substantial "undue burden" on the employer.

The U.S. Pregnant Workers Fairness Act went into effect on June 27, 2023, and empowers pregnant women to receive reasonable workplace accommodations at eligible employers so they can continue at work.

In Freeman et al v. Giuliani, Defendant Giuliani was found liable for damages due to sanction because he refused to produce discovery.  The takeaway is managing discovery rather than ignoring it is advisable.

Maryland's paid family health leave is now set to begin in Jan. 1, 2026.  Plus, Maryland has refined other details of this paid leave program coming soon.

Call it a cautionary tale, but the precedent of Dodson v. Dodson, 380 Md.438 (2004), is illustrative of the care required in enforcing contempt. 

In October 2022, Gregg. H. Mosson, Esq. was a featured speaker as the "Advanced Custody and Support Issues in Maryland Seminar," hosted by NBI.