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Cards on the Table: Maryland and Multistate Employers Must Be Mindful of Pay Transparency Laws Affecting the Hiring Process and Employee Conduct

By: Melissa Calhoon Jones
December 6, 2023
EMPLOYER ALERT: “Pay transparency” laws have been adopted in many states and have different requirements for employer job postings, wage range disclosure, use of salary history, and record-keeping, and often protect employees’ discussion of their pay with others. These requirements apply... Read more >
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Twilight of the Non-Compete? What Employers Need To Know and Do About Increasing Federal and State Efforts To Ban or Limit Non-Competition Agreements

By: Melissa Calhoon Jones
November 2, 2023
EMPLOYER ALERT: Employers relying on non-competition provisions to protect their business interests should pay close attention to rapidly evolving laws at the state and federal levels that could effectively eliminate most existing and future non-compete agreements. Until and unless a nation... Read more >
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Form I-9 Updates

By: Melissa Calhoon Jones
July 26, 2023
Form I-9 Updates:  Optional Alternative Remote Examination Procedure for Eligible E-Verify Employers Starts August 1, 2023; Re-Examination Requirements Due to End of COVID-19 Flexibilities Must Be Completed by August 30, 2023; and New Form I-9 Will Be Issued August 1, 2023. Th... Read more >
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New Law on Custody Cases Involving Relocation of The Child

By: Ferrier R. Stillman and Kerianne P. Kemmerzell
July 17, 2023
When parents separate, even when they agree on a custody and access schedule, that may not be the end of the child custody issues. In some cases, one of the parents decides to relocate after the original custody arrangement was established. There was always a concern that a parent’s relocation ... Read more >