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Maryland Legal Alert - December 2014

In This Issue: CHANGES TO MILITARY ALLOTMENTS FOR CERTAIN LOAN PAYMENTS

MDE Publishes Draft Environmental Reporting Regulations

In 2008, the Maryland General Assembly passed a law instructing the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) to develop regulations requiring property owners to disclose environmental sampling

Year End Planning: Tax & Legal Updates that Could Impact Your Business

Executive Women's Breakfast Series

D.C. Deed of Trust May Be Extinguished on Foreclosure Sale for Failure to Pay Condominium Assessments

On August 28, 2014, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals held in Chase Plaza Condominium Association,

Deed Was Not Effective When Husband Put it in a Cabinet

In Daniels v. Daniels, 217 Md. App.

Fannie Mae Releases IDOT Recordation Tax Escrows

Fannie Mae has recently authorized the release of funds held in escrow to pay the recordation taxes on indemnity deeds of trust (“IDOTs”) because of the determination that such taxes will never be

Maryland Legal Alert - November 2014

In This Issue: GARAGEMAN VIOLATES MARYLAND'S DEBT COLLECTION LAW NEW CFPB RULE ALLOWS POSTING OF ANNUAL PRIVACY NOTICES

No Actionable Nuisance From Lights Shining On Drive-In Movie

In Blue Ink, Ltd. v. Two Farms, Inc. d/b/a Royal Farms, Inc., 218 Md. App.

No Recordation or Transfer Taxes are Due on the Final Step of a Reverse 1031

Background

Relating to Real Estate November 2014

In this issue:

The Maryland-Virginia Boundary Shifts and Changes

The Maryland Court of Special Appeals in Potomac Shores, Inc. v. River Riders, Inc., 219 Md. App.

Maryland Offshore Wind Power, ABA Renewable Energy Committee Report

Legal & Lending Issues in Land Development, Maryland Building Industry Association

Maggie Witherup moderated a panel at the Maryland Building Industry Association.

Martha Lessman Katz Named 2015 Baltimore Information Technology Law" Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers In America®

Gordon Feinblatt LLC is pleased to announce that Martha Lessman Katz has been named 2015 Baltimore "Lawyer of the Year" in the area of Information Te

Maryland Legal Alert - October 2014

In This Issue: PROPOSED CHANGES TO MARYLAND RESIDENTIAL FORECLOSURE REGULATIONS

"Ban the Box" Law in Baltimore City

On August 13, 2014, Baltimore City's "ban the box" law went into effect, prohibiting most Baltimore City employers from inquiring about an applicant's criminal background prior to making a conditio

No Data from Self-Insured Plans

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently held in Liberty Mutual v.

Florida May Be a Little Too Humid After All

Governor O'Malley recently signed into law legislation making a significant change to Maryland's estate tax law.

Informed Consent

A version of this article was published by The Daily Record on April 21, 2015.

Maryland Regulatory News - Fall 2014

1. In June, the Health Services Cost Review Commission (HSCRC) approved a number of changes to hospital rates and revenues for FY 2015 (which began July 1).

Whistleblowing Trumps Medical Staff By-Laws

The California Supreme Court recently held, in Fahlen v.

Gender Identity Is Added To Maryland’s Discrimination Law

Maryland joined seventeen other states and the District of Columbia in adding gender identity to the state's discrimination law.

Maryland Adopts Mandatory Parental Leave For Small Employers

Since its passage in 1993, the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) has required employers with 50 or more employees to provide 12 weeks of parental leave to eligible employees.

Minimum Wage Increases For Maryland Workers

Update -- New Maryland Employment Laws

With summer over, Maryland employers need to turn their attention to three new workplace laws passed by the General Assembly during its last session.