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SUPREME COURT WIDENS AVAILABILITY OF 401(k) LAWSUITS

The U.S. Supreme Court has made it easier for employees in 401(k) or other “defined contribution” retirement plans to sue plan officials for not properly administering their account.

Amendments To FMLA Add New Leave For Military Families

President Bush signed into law amendments to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) which create two new types of leave for employees who have family members in the military.

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

Trigger Rates for March 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

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.

Sheila K. Sachs Named to The Daily Record's "2008 Influential Marylanders" List

On February 8, 2008, The Daily Record announced that Sheila K.

Maryland Legal Alert - February 2008

FOURTH CIRCUIT AFFIRMS DISMISSAL OF PREPAYMENT FEE CLASS ACTION AGAINST ASSIG

Trigger Rates for February 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

30(b)(6) Depositions: Strategies for Deposing and Defending the Corporation, ABA Environmental, Mass Torts and Products Liability Conference

Maggie Witherup moderated a panel at the ABA Environmental, Mass Torts and Products Liability Conference.

Gordon Feinblatt Launches Real Estate Workouts and Restructuring Group

Baltimore, Maryland – The law firm of Gordon Feinblatt, LLC is pleased to announce that the Real Estate Workouts and Restructuring Group has been added to the Firm

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.

Fifteen Gordon Feinblatt Lawyers Named to 2008 Best Lawyers in America

Gordon Feinblatt, LLC is pleased to announce that 15 of its lawyers have been selected for the 2008 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. The attorneys named are:

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

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

Maryland Regulatory News Winter 2007

1. In July, the Maryland Health Care Commission (HCC) released its "Annual Report on Maryland Acute Care Hospital Services and Licensed Bed Capacity".

Deferred Compensation Redesign

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

ADA Protects Doctors from Loss of Privileges

Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) provides that "no individual shall be discriminated against on the basis of disability in the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services,

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

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.

Maryland Legal Alert Special Edition - Court Decides Closing Costs Recapture Case

MARYLAND LEGAL ALERT keeps you updated on Maryland legal developments affecting financial service providers.