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Author's note: The original date to post the notice described below was November 14, 2011. The NLRB has delayed implementation of the new posting requirements. The new date is January 31, 2012. Effective January 31, 2012, all employers who are covered by the National Labor Relations Act ("NLRA") ... Read more >

Although the Elder Justice Act took effect in 2010 and the newness has worn off a bit, health care facilities should periodically look at the Act and its requirements. Compliance with the Act’s requirements is not a one-time event. Among other things, the Act requires owners and operators of long-... Read more >

A long-settled antitrust doctrine, known as the Dr. Miles rule from the 1911 Supreme Court opinion in which it was first announced, was overturned by the Supreme Court in its recent decision of Leegin Creative Leather Products v. PSKS Inc.  In Leegin, the Supreme Court held that minimum resale ... Read more >

Black Enterprise Magazine interviews and quotes Franklin Lee regarding the recently enacted commercial non-discrimination statute in Maryland which Mr. Lee was a primary author. ... Read more >

The Baltimore Business Journal turns to Franklin M. Lee in reporting on MBE participation in Maryland road projects. ... Read more >

A report by The Daily Record on a commercial non-discrimination measure passed by the Baltimore City Council to target discrimination in contracting.  The paper turns to Frankin M. Lee, who helped draft the bill, for insight. ... Read more >

Stateline.org quotes Franklin M. Lee. ... Read more >

Gregory M. Garrett has been appointed to the inaugural position of Young Lawyer Representative on the ABA's Section of Antitrust Law's Exemptions & Immunities Committee for the 2010-2011 year.  As the first appointee to the Committee, Mr. Garrett will be assisting the Committee in its goal ... Read more >

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration and Diamond Ventures, LLC, an Atlanta-based venture capitalist firm, have reached an agreement to settle Diamond Ventures’ pending lawsuit against the SBA:  Diamond Ventures v. Karen Mills,  No. 03-1449 (GK) (D.D.C. filed June 30, 200... Read more >

(Ellicott City, Maryland – May 31, 2011) -- In a construction dispute involving the performance bond obligations of Fidelity & Deposit Company, the Circuit Court of Howard County affirmed on May 23 that F&D could not avoid financial liability for a decision by Harbor View Contractors to ab... Read more >