The Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation (“DLLR”) has changed its longstanding interpretation of the Wage Payment and Collection Law (“WPCL”) regarding employees’ entitlement to
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
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
In a dramatic departure from existing law, a three-judge panel of Maryland's second highest appellate court recently ruled that upon the termination of their employment, employees must be paid for
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
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
Non-physician Specialists: Did you know that Maryland carriers must establish and implement a procedure for a health benefit enrollee to request a referral to a non-physician speci
In general, during 2007, Maryland health care providers may charge patients and others 68 cents per page for copies of requested medical records, and charge for the actual postage cost of mailing t
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
In December of 2006, the Maryland Board of Physicians examined a hypothetical urology group's referrals to its own in-office pathology lab, and concluded in a Declaratory Ruling that the referrals
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
In Notice 2007-78, the IRS gives deferred compensation plan sponsors until December 31, 2008 to have plan documents fully amended to comply with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code.
