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Leading for Growth: Assessing the Growth Impact of Umpqua Bank's "Cultural Makeover"

Chase Tweel was published in the North Carolina Banking Institute Journal, Volume 12.  Click

New Requirements for Small Exempt Organizations: Form 990-N (e-Postcard)

Beginning in 2008, small, tax-exempt organizations will have a new requirement--to file the new IRS Form 990-N.

Relaxed Resale Restrictions on Restricted Stock Go Into Effect

On February 15, 2008, revised Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933 (Securities Act) will go into effect.

Maryland Legal Alert - February 2008

FOURTH CIRCUIT AFFIRMS DISMISSAL OF PREPAYMENT FEE CLASS ACTION AGAINST ASSIG

Montgomery County Enacts Law Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Gender Identification

Montgomery County, Maryland recently enacted an ordinance -- effective February 20, 2008 -- which prohibits discrimination based upon a person's "gender identity" in employment and in the use of pu

Maryland Legal Alert - January 2008

With mortgage foreclosures increasing in Maryland, we are defending several of our lending clients against lawsuits arising after so-called mortgage foreclosure "rescue" transactions.

Vacation Pay Policies In Turmoil

In a dramatic departure from existing law, a three-judge panel of Maryland's intermediate appellate court recently ruled that, upon the termination of their employment, employees must be paid for t

Did You Know? Winter 2007

Nurse Staffing Registry: Did you know that the Department of Justice and the Arizona Attorney General barred a nurse staffing agency registry from fixing prices?

Court Extends Board of Physicians' Reach

Under the Maryland Medical Practice Act, the Maryland Board of Physicians has authority to discipline Maryland physicians for forty enumerated reasons, two of which explicitly pertain to conduct co

Deferred Compensation Redesign

Most nonprofit hospitals, and many other tax-exempt employers, make tax-favored retirement plans, such as 403(b) pl

Trigger Rates for January 2008

A mortgage loan is covered by special Truth-in-Lending Act HOEPA requirements if the annual percentage rate on the loan at consummation will exceed by more than a "specified percentage" the yield o

Data Breach Law Puts Businesses on Notice to Safeguard Information

All businesses that have personal information of individuals who live in Maryland must adopt enhanced security practices and procedures by Jan. 1.

SEC's E-Proxy Rules: New Internet Posting and Delivery Requirements

If you haven't already started to get organized for the 2008 proxy season you soon will be starting, so now is a good time to consider the SEC's new "E-Proxy" rules, including new Exchange Act Rule

Trigger Rates for December 2007

A mortgage loan is covered by special Truth-in-Lending Act HOEPA requirements if the annual percentage rate on the loan at consummation will exceed by more than a "specified percentage" the yield o

Maryland Tax Reform Act of 2007

The Maryland General Assembly recently enacted the Maryland Tax Reform Act of 2007, which significantly raised the State’s major taxes.

Maryland Legal Alert - November 2007

MARYLAND EMPLOYERS SHOULD REVIEW VACATION/LEAVE POLICIES

Trigger Rates for November 2007

A mortgage loan is covered by special Truth-in-Lending Act HOEPA requirements if the annual percentage rate on the loan at consummation will exceed by more than a "specified percentage" the yield o

Trigger Rates for October 2007

A mortgage loan is covered by special Truth-in-Lending Act HOEPA requirements if the annual percentage rate on the loan at consummation will exceed by more than a "specified percentage" the yield o

IRS Creates EHR Safe Harbor

In an announcement akin to the launching of the rocket that signifies the running of the bulls in Pamplona, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced a new safe harbor (IRS Safe Harbor) for ¤ 50

Fiduciary Duties Within Hospital Systems

A version of this article was published in The Daily Record on April 18, 2008.

Identifying, Addressing, and Accommodating Existing Site Contamination, HalfMoon LLC Seminar for Maryland Design Professionals

Maggie Witherup presented at the HalfMoon LLC Seminar for Maryland Design Professionals.

Trigger Rates for September 2007

A mortgage loan is covered by special Truth-in-Lending Act HOEPA requirements if the annual percentage rate on the loan at consummation will exceed by more than a "specified percentage" the yield o

Trigger Rates for August 2007

A mortgage loan is covered by special Truth-in-Lending Act HOEPA requirements if the annual percentage rate on the loan at consummation will exceed by more than a "specified percentage" the yield o