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MICHAEL SMITH v. WASHINGTON SUBURBAN SANITARY COMMISSION
Administrative law — Termination of employment — Motion for reconsideration In 2003, Michael Smith, appellant was terminated from his employment with the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC), appellee. His termination was upheld by a three-member panel of the WSSC and then by the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH). Smith appealed OAH’s decision to the Circuit […[...]
TIMBERLIE ADAMS v. MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE
Administrative law — Employment termination — Substantial evidence On December 15, 2015, the Maryland State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (hereinafter “the Department”), issued a Notice of Termination to Timberlie Adams, R.N. (hereinafter “Appellant”) who was employed at Western Maryland Hospital Center (hereinafter “WMHC”). A hearing was held on May 11, 2016, bef[...]
HILBERT BYERS v. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION
Administrative law — Gross-misconduct discharge — Substantial evidence Appellant, Mr. Hilbert Byers, appeals from the decision of the Circuit Court for Baltimore County, which affirmed the decision of the Board of Appeals (“the Board”) of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (“Appellee” or “DLLR”) to deny Mr. Byers unemployment benefits. The Board’s decision,[...]
JERRY A. WILLIAMS v. STATE EMPLOYEES CREDIT UNION OF MARYLAND, INCORPORATED ET AL.
Civil litigation — Complaint — “Simple, concise, and direct” Jerry Williams, appellant, was an employee of State Employees Credit Union of Maryland (“SECU”) from June 2004 until February 12, 2013. Exactly three years after Mr. Williams left his job at SECU, he filed a complaint in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County in which […]
EFEM E. IMOKE v. BELLOR, LEICHTLING, SAWAY, SCHNEIDER, P.C. d/b/a COLUMBIA MEDICAL PRACTICE
Contracts — Breach — Definition of “wage” Dr. Efem Imoke, appellant, filed a complaint in the Circuit Court for Howard County against his former employer, Drs. Bellor, Leichtling, Saway & Schneider, P.C., doing business as Columbia Medical Practice (“CMP”), appellee. After the circuit court entered summary judgment in favor of CMP, Dr. Imoke appealed. In […]
MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE v. ANEITA HENRY
Administrative law — Job bias — Exhaustion of administrative remedies This appeal arises from an employment discrimination and retaliation action filed in the Circuit Court for Carroll County against appellant, the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (“DHMH”). Appellee, Aneita Henry, a charge nurse employed with DHMH, claimed the hospital, through various personnel mea[...]
JULIAN P. WALTERS v. THE CITY OF ANNAPOLIS
Administrative law — Termination of harbormaster — Due process This is an appeal from a judgment of the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County, the Honorable Alison L. Asti presiding, which affirmed the decision of the City of Annapolis Civil Service Board to terminate the employment of Julian P. Walters as Harbormaster. Mr. Walters raises […]
VIVIAN K. CHAVEZ, et al. v. CAPITOL VIEW II, LLC, et al
Worker’s compensation — Exclusivity of compensation act’s remedy — On-the-job slaying The Circuit Court for Prince George’s County granted summary judgment for Capitol View, the owner and operator of a Clarion Hotel, after determining that the tort claims brought by Vivian Chavez as the representative of the estate of Jesse Chavez were barred by the […]
HESMAN TALL v. RICHCROFT, INC.
Employment law — Termination — Period of employment On August 30, 2016, Hesman Tall, appellant, proceeding pro se, filed a complaint in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County against Richcroft, Inc. (“Richcroft” or appellee). Tall seemed to allege that Richcroft had withheld wages and payments for other expenses as a result of his work […]
O’BRIEN ATKINSON, IV, et al. v. ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MARYLAND
Employment law — Collective bargaining — Legislative authority This is the second case in recent years in which public safety employees in Anne Arundel County have challenged the County Council’s legislative restriction on collective bargaining. See Atkinson v. Anne Arundel Cty., 428 Md. 723 (2012) [hereinafter “Atkinson I”]. The Charter for Anne Arundel County (“Charter”) [&[...]
PETER ST. JOHN REID v. TITAN STEEL CORPORATION
Contracts — Consultancy agreement — Breach Peter Reid worked at Titan Steel Corporation from 1975 to 2013. Over the course of his work at Titan, he signed a number of employment agreements. Under a 2006 Agreement, which is at issue in this appeal, Reid was terminated and retained as a consultant, thus entitling him to […]
LARRY KEATON v. MARYLAND STATE RETIREMENT AND PENSION SYSTEM
Administrative law — Disability retirement benefits — Substantial evidence The Board of Trustees of the Maryland State Retirement and Pension System denied an employee’s application for disability retirement benefits, based on the employee’s failure to prove that he was permanently incapacitated from the performance of his normal job duties. The Circuit Court for Baltimore City [&h[...]
