NLRB Postpones Effective Date of Employee Rights Notice-Posting Rule Until January 31, 2012

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced that it is postponing implementation of its new notice-posting rule from its original effective date of November 14, 2011 until January 31, 2012.

Maryland Legal Alert - October 2011

In This Issue:NEW RULES FOR CONSUMER DEBT COLLECTIONDEBT SETTLEMENT PROVIDERS – REGISTRATION BY DECEMBER 1, 2011

Protecting Your Brand Name on the Internet

The next few months present you with a few decisions about protecting your brand name on the internet.

Telecommunications Facility Siting Issues, Maryland Bar Journal, XXXIV, Number 5

Social Media Precautions

Social networking has become an accepted means of marketing for all businesses, including medical practices.

New Requirements For Tax-Exempt Hospitals

A version of this article was published in The Daily Record on January 26, 2012.

Maryland Regulatory News - Fall 2011

1. In July, the Maryland Health Care Commission released a report on practitioner utilization trends among privately insured patients, using data from the Maryland Medical Care Data Base.

If You Accept Plastic, Then…

A version of this article was published in The Daily Record on March 26, 2012.

Fraud Allegations Stay Under Wraps

This March, in ACLU v.

Did You Know? Fall 2011

Medical Records Processing Fee: Did you know that, although the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act’s Privacy Rule prohibits health care providers from charging pa