Consider the following scenario: you just landed a new job in Baltimore and moved into a beautiful, dog-friendly apartment in the city to avoid a long commute. Your lease provides that rent mu
The August 22, 2017 decision by the Court of Special Appeals is yet another chapter in the epic saga of Flora Lipitz et al. v. William A. Hurwitz, No. 113, Sept.
Maryland has joined the wave of states and municipalities that have enacted mandatory paid sick/safe leave. The General Assembly had considered proposed sick/safe leave legislation for more t
Section 401(a)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code generally requires tax qualified retirement plans to make required minimum distributions (RMDs) to participants by their “required beginning dates” (R
RICO: Did you know that a federal appellate court has ruled that payment for an unnecessary heart procedure is a recoverable injury under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organ
Two recent state court decisions indicate that the burden for patients receiving sufficient information to give informed consent remains squarely with physicians, even as more medical services are
Federal legislation, known as ERISA, protects participants in pension plans through a number of safeguards, including minimum funding and vesting requirements, insuring of plan benefits, reporting
Because cameras and other video recording devices are everywhere, you should give more thought to who owns the copyright in what is captured by those devices. Generally, the “photographer” is
Many employers utilize recruitment agencies to fulfill some or all of their staffing needs. Not surprisingly, recruitment agencies often present the employer with the agency’s standard agreem
The IRS recently announced that, by the end of 2017, it will be notifying employers it determines failed to satisfy the employer shared responsibility requirements under the Affordable Care Act for
