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Maryland Legal Alert - November 2016

In This Issue:SUPREME COURT TAKES FDCPA 'PROOF OF CLAIM' CASE

IRS Delays Deadline for Employer ACA Reports – Form 1095

Applicable large employers who have 50 or more full-time equivalent positions are subject to Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) reporting for 2016.  (Certain small employers that sponsor self-insured

Bottom Dollar Guarantees – It Appears That The Good Times Are Over For Good

The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (the “Service”) have recently issued temporary regulations that substantially reduce the ability of partners to allocate partnership liabili

Solar Focus 2016: Maryland Fixing the SREC Market

Maryland Fixing the SREC Market presented by Todd Chason, Chair of Gordon Feinblatt's Energy and Environmental Practice, along with John Finnerty, Brett Waikart, Sara Rafalson, and Harry Warren.

Supreme Court Takes FDCPA "Proof of Claim" Case

The United States Supreme Court recently granted review of a case from the 11th Circuit to determine if a debt buyer violates the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) by filing a proof of cla

Maryland Legal Alert - October 2016

FTC TAKES ACTION AGAINST DEBT RELIEF PROVIDERS

Montgomery County Paid Sick and Safe Leave Law to Take Effect October 1, 2016

Montgomery County became the first Maryland jurisdiction to pass a mandatory paid sick leave law (the “Sick and Safe Leave Law”).   Neighboring District of Columbia passed a similar law i

Did You Know? - Fall 2016

Increased Enrollment:  Did you know that more than 162,000 Marylanders enrolled in private plans for health coverage through the State marketplace during the three-month open

No Harm, No Foul

A version of this article was printed in The Daily Record on February 27, 2017.

What is a Next Generation ACO?

A version of this article was published by The Daily Record on October 27, 2016.

Maryland Regulatory News - Fall 2016

1. In June, the Health Services Cost Review Commission (HSCRC) approved new hospital rates for the fiscal year beginning July, 2016.

Wellness Programs Must Adhere to Multiple Masters

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued final regulations on May 16, 2016, that describe how employers offering workplace wellness programs can comply with the Americans with Disa

Private Use of Tax-Exempt Financed Projects

A version of this article was published in The Daily Record on April 24, 2017.

Pick Your MIPS Pace

In 2019, Medicare is supposed to begin increasing or decreasing the amounts paid to doctors under a new merit-based incentive payment system (MIPS), which system will rely in large part on a doctor

Medicine 2.0: Have We Gone Too Far?

This article was published in the Journal of Health Care Law and Policy, Volume 19, Issue 1. Below is an outline.

FinTech

Rapidly changing

Defending Trade Secrets from Cyber Attack, The Knowledge Group

George Ritchie presented for The Knowledge Group webcast.

Plan Participant Disclosures

John Paliga presented on ABA Section of Real Property, Trust & Estate Law, Trust & Estate Division 2016 Joint Fall CLE Meeting.

Michael Powell Named 2017 Baltimore Litigation - Environmental "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers In America®

Baltimore, Maryland -- The law firm of Gordon Feinblatt LLC is pleased to announce that  Michael C.

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Jerrold Thrope Named 2017 Baltimore Family Law "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers In America

Baltimore, Maryland -- The law firm of Gordon Feinblatt LLC is pleased to announce that Jerrold A.