DOL Issues Final Overtime Rules

As discussed in our July 2, 2015 Update, the U.S.

U.S. Tax Court Again Focuses on Reasonable Compensation

For the second time in 2016, the United States Tax Court (the “Court”) has issued a decision involving the application of the independent investor test in considering the issue of reasonable compen

Environmental Permitting in Maryland, China/U.S. Business, U.S. Department of Commerce

Michael Powell spoke at the

OSHA Rule Imposes New Injury Reporting Procedures and Seeks to Restrict Common Drug Testing and Safety Programs

On May 12, 2016, the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration ("OSHA") released a final rule that imposes new employer injury and illness reporting requirements and mandates that

Revolutionary Ways of Defending Plan Assets

John Paliga was a panelist at the ABA Section of Real Property, Trusts & Estates 2016 Spring Symposia.

I Didn't Volunteer for This: Key Issues in Involuntary Bankruptcy Cases

Susan Klein presented at the Maryland Bankruptcy Bar Association Spring Weekend.

Maryland Legal Alert May 2016

In this issue:

Treasury Department Clarifies That Partners of a Partnership Owning a Disregarded Entity Are Not Employees of The Disregarded Entity

On May 3, 2016, the Treasury Department issued temporary and proposed regulations (the “New Regulations”) to clarify that a partner of a partnership that owns an entity that is disregarded for fede

"Inaction" by Goverment May Constitute a "Taking" of Property

Bill Shaugnessy's article was published in The Baltimore Barrister, May 2016 Vol. 6, No. 2, a publication of The Bar Association of Baltimore City.

All Is Good With Bad Boy Guaranties

THE IRS REVERSES ITS PRIOR TROUBLESOME RULING REGARDING ALLOCATION OF NONRECOURSE DEBT