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There has been a recent and sharp uptick in the investigation and prosecution of HIPAA violations, as well as in the severity of penalties imposed.  For example, in 2016, a non-profit Pennsylvania technology firm was fined $650,000 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for ... Read more >

Over the past year, I have spoken to many employers that fit into two categories – (a) were once small and are now much larger, or (b) were once local and now employ workers in multiple states.  Besides their success, what all of these employers have in common is the need to evolve their huma... Read more >

Prior to the Supreme Court case legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide, many same-sex, and even some unmarried opposite sex, couples could attempt to gain rights associated with marriage, such as the right to share in their partner’s income, property, and support, if they contracted for thos... Read more >

On Tuesday, November 22, 2016, a federal judge in Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction delaying the implementation of new overtime regulations increasing the minimum salary threshold for exempt executive, administrative, and professional employees from $455 per week to $913 per week, whi... Read more >

On Tuesday, a federal judge in Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction delaying the implementation of new overtime regulations increasing the minimum salary threshold for exempt executive, administrative, and professional employees from $455 per week to $913 per week, which were scheduled t... Read more >

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released a new rule that revises the requirements that long-term care facilities must fulfill in order to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.  This rule, which becomes effective on November 28, 2016, is the first major update to th... Read more >

Valuation discounts for lack of control and lack of marketability can significantly reduce estate and gift taxes otherwise payable in connection with gifts or bequests of creatively-structured family enterprises.  The result is less tax paid on intra-family transfers and greater wealth accumula... Read more >

For the second consecutive year, Best Lawyers in America has named Alan Grochal the 2017 “Lawyer of the Year” in Baltimore for his bankruptcy litigation practice. Mr. Grochal has been named continuously to the Best Lawyers list since 2009 for his bankruptcy/creditors’ rights practice. Mr. G... Read more >

The Maryland legislature has joined national efforts to clamp down on misclassification of employees as independent contractors through amendments to the state unemployment law that create interest assessments on unpaid unemployment contributions, civil penalties for misclassification, and cross-age... Read more >

The Maryland legislature recently made several modifications to the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program ("PDMP"), which collects and securely stores information on drugs that contain controlled dangerous substances ("CDS") and are dispensed to patients in Maryland.  Some of these changes affec... Read more >