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On June 23, 2015, the Montgomery County Council (Maryland) enacted a new law entitled “Earned Sick and Safe Leave Act” (“ESSLA”), which will take effect on October 1, 2016. Under this new law, every employer with one or more employees in Montgomery County will be required to provide paid ... Read more >

On May 28, 2015, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals (“CSA”) in Len Stoler, Inc. v. Wisner, 223 Md. App. 218 (2015) ruled in favor of a Baltimore area auto dealership on a class action suit.  The case involved a claim that in violation of the Maryland Closed End Credit Grantor Law (�... Read more >

Employers with employees who are authorized to work in the United States as foreign students engaged in post-completion employment (“F1/OPT”), take note: On August 12, 2015, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia vacated the 2008 Department of Homeland Security rule authorizing ... Read more >

Alan Grochal Best Lawyers in America has named Alan Grochal the 2016 “Lawyer of the Year” in Baltimore for his bankruptcy litigation practice.  Mr. Grochal has been named continuously to Best Lawyers list since 2009 for his bankruptcy/creditors’ rights practice.  Mr. Grochal a... Read more >

In a recent case, the Maryland Court of Appeals, Maryland’s highest court, held that an automobile dealer could rely on the terms of its buyer’s order to compel its customer to arbitrate, even if the installment sales contract (i.e. the financing instrument) did not contain its own arbitration p... Read more >

Tydings is pleased to announce that The Daily Record has named Jaime Luse to its 2015 VIP List – Very Important Professionals Successful by 40. Jaime is a partner in the firm’s litigation department and defends businesses of all sizes in commercial and employment litigation.  She ha... Read more >

The Maryland General Assembly passed an important bill about spot delivery, the practice in which an auto dealer attempts to arrange credit with a third-party lender for a finance or lease transaction and delivers a vehicle before the lender issues a final approval. The bill, which was signed int... Read more >

There is a high separation and divorce rate among families with a special needs child. The stress level of raising a child with special needs may result in a breakdown of the parents’ relationship and the necessity of a custody or Parenting Plan to address issues relating to their child. T... Read more >

Global M&A Network selected Tydings as a finalist in “Small Mid Markets Cross Border Distressed M&A Deal of the Year” at the 2015 Turnaround Atlas Awards, which honors the global restructuring and turnaround communities.  The firm was recognized for its role in the Hedw... Read more >

Governor Hogan signed into law a significant change to the traditional one-year waiting period for divorces.  The Daily Record interviewed Tydings partner and co-chair of the firm's family law group, Ferrier Stillman, about the new law and its effect on Maryland couples.  Read mo... Read more >