Supreme Court to decide if states are immune from FMLA’s self-care provisions

BY: Steve Lash
POSTED: January 8, 2012
Tags: 4th u.s. circuit court of appeals, Administrative Office of the Courts, family and medical leave act, fmla, Health Care, maryland judiciary, self-care provision, State Court Administrator Frank V. Broccolina, Supreme Court

The Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday regarding a fired Maryland court employee’s contention that states can be sued for violating the self-care provision of the federal Family and Medical Leave Act. Daniel Coleman, once the executive director of procurement and contract administration at the Administrative Office of the Courts in Annapolis, claims in a [...]

Supreme Court takes Maryland FMLA case

BY: Steve Lash
POSTED: June 27, 2011
Tags: 4th u.s. circuit court of appeals, Administrative Office of the Courts, court employee, edward smith jr., family and medical leave act, fmla, lawsuit, Michael L. Foreman, Supreme Court

The Supreme Court will use a lawsuit by a former Maryland court employee to determine if states can be sued for violating the self-care provision of the federal Family and Medical Leave Act. Daniel Coleman, once the executive director of procurement and contract administration at the Administrative Office of the Courts in Annapolis, claimed he [...]

Court of Appeals takes over professionalism course

BY: Steve Lash
POSTED: March 20, 2011
Tags: Administrative Office of the Courts, Annapolis, Court of Appeals, Judiciary Education and Conference Center, maryland, maryland judiciary, Maryland State Bar Association, MSBA President Thomas D. Murphy, professionalism course, Rules Governing Admission to the Bar of Maryland

After nearly 20 years of delegating the design, operation and expense of the professionalism course for new lawyers to the Maryland State Bar Association, the state’s top court has decided to make a change. Under a rule that went into effect this month, the Court of Appeals “may develop the structure and features of the [...]