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Last month, Tydings successfully defended a minority business enterprise client against an age discrimination claim brought by a former employee in a jury trial. Tydings’ attorney, Jaime Luse, obtained a judgment in the employer’s favor following a three-day jury trial in the Circuit Cou... Read more >

The USCIS has issued yet another revision to Form I-9, the form all employers must complete within 3 days of hire, to verify a new employee’s identity and eligibility to work in the United States.  The revisions include changes to the instructions and to the list of acceptable documents.&nbsp... Read more >

Minimum wage rates for Maryland and Montgomery County increased effective July 1, 2017, as follows: Maryland:  $9.25 Montgomery County:  $11.50 The current minimum wage for Prince George's County is $10.75; however, it will increase to $11.50 on October 1, 2017. Minimum wage empl... Read more >

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 >