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The Baltimore City Council was active this spring, enacting new and amended ordinances affecting workplace rights. Lactation Breaks and Accommodations.  Baltimore City enacted a sweeping ordinance, which took effect in April 2019, requiring employers with two or more full-time equivalent ... Read more >

Currently, in Maryland, an expert in a medical malpractice claim who testifies as to the “standard of care” is required to devote no more than 20% of her professional activities to activities that directly involve testimony in personal injury claims.    Generally, the standard of ... Read more >

Earlier this year, the Kaiser Family Foundation reported that nearly one in four Americans had difficulty in affording their prescription drugs.  With little substantive action taken on the federal level to address rising prescription drug costs, the spotlight has turned to the states for a sol... Read more >

In the 2019 Legislative Session, the Maryland General Assembly continued its work to increase protections for workers with respect to workplace harassment (see our previous client alert) resulting in a number of significant changes to the state Human Relations Law, effective October 1, 2019.  ... Read more >

Two new Maryland laws will take effect this year benefiting employees working for less than $15 per hour.  The first is the long-discussed “Fight For Fifteen” increase in the state minimum wage.   The second invalidates non-competition agreements with employees making equal to or&... Read more >

The Maryland General Assembly recently wrapped up its legislative session having made a number of changes impacting Maryland’s medical marijuana industry.  Although we recently published the article, Medical Marijuana Laws in the Mid-Atlantic – What Health Care Providers Need to Know, provi... Read more >

Over the past few years, Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Virginia have made significant changes to their laws governing medical marijuana.  As this fledgling new industry emerges, prospective growers, dispensaries, and processors of medical cannabis must navigate a constantly evolving thicket o... Read more >

Maryland health care providers need to know that a new option may be on the horizon for those involved in a dispute with Medicare.  Under a decision recently issued from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, a health care provider may seek assistance from the court to stall ... Read more >

The Tax Law enacted in 2017 has tax implications in 2018 and 2019. Alimony.   Marital settlement agreements and court orders which are signed after December 31, 2018, are no longer allowed legally to make alimony payments tax deductible to the payor and taxable income to the payee.  ... Read more >

Maryland health care providers, from the smallest primary care office to the largest hospital system, need to know that the Total Cost of Care All-Payer Medicare Model (“TCOC”) offers them an opportunity to increase revenue while simultaneously increasing the quality of care rendered to patients... Read more >