March 20, 2023
The Fourth Circuit ruled Monday that Volvo didn't violate Maryland law when it deducted money from its employees' paychecks to offset overpayment of vacation benefits because those amounts were not wages, affirming a federal court's decision in favor of the company.
July 25, 2022
The Fourth Circuit opted not to defer to Maryland's highest court on the question of whether state law universally prohibits employers from making unannounced and unapproved deductions from workers' wages to correct past overpayments.
June 27, 2022
Volvo was not authorized to deduct money from its employees' paychecks to offset overpayments without their authorization, a group of workers said Monday, asking the Fourth Circuit to overturn a Maryland district court's decision in favor of the car manufacturer.