Employers Will Be Required to Report Pay Data as Part of the EEO-1 Report by September 30, 2019

For more than 50 years, the U.S.

CFPB Symposium Discussion on the Need to Clarify "Abusive" Acts or Practices Under Dodd-Frank

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) held a symposium in June on the ambiguity of what is considered “abusive” activity in consumer financial services.

Ninth Circuit Affirms Confirmation of Chapter 11 Plan Despite Debtor's Receipt of Income from Cannabis Business

While states continue to expand the legalization of cannabis for medical or recreation use, cannabis remains a controlled substance under federal law.

Supreme Court Rules 1st Amendment Allows FUCT as a Trademark

Following its trend of finding that the First Amendment allows free speech even in branding, the Supreme Court ruled last week that the term FUCT could be a registered trademark.

Maryland Laws Update 2019

We are pleased to provide our clients and friends this review of 2019 Maryland laws affecting financial services providers.

DMCA Take Down of Kardashian Deepfake Raises Copyright Fair Use Questions

HIPAA Fines Decrease

The Office for Civil Rights (OCR), which prosecutes health care providers, carriers and their business associates for violating HIPAA, has cut the penalties for three out of the four tiers of priva

Did You Know?

Teletherapy: Did you know that the Maryland Health Care Commission has awarded a grant for school-based teletherapy for special education services to Charles County Public Schools?

ACA Penalty Letters

Many employers, including health care providers, have been notified that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has determined that they have failed to satisfy the employer-shared responsibility requir

2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

Here are some of the key takeaways from Medicare’s 2019 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule (Final Rule).