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As the COVID-19 vaccine becomes more widely available to the public, many employers are considering whether it is legally possible – or prudent – to require employees to receive such vaccines when they become available.  The short answer is: it depends.  Consequently, before employers ... Read more >

The paid leave requirements of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ended on December 31, 2020.  As a reminder, these leave requirements had two components:  (1) up to 80 hours of emergency paid sick leave, which could be used by an employee who was unable to work for any of... Read more >

On December 17, 2020, Governor Larry Hogan signed an Executive Order requiring all Marylanders to limit travel to essential purposes and requiring all Marylanders who travel outside of Maryland, or any individual who travels to Maryland, to follow the travel orders issued by the Secretary of Health.... Read more >

Tydings, a Baltimore law firm that serves individuals and businesses in Maryland, D.C., and Virginia through its offices in Baltimore and Towson, announces that 13 of its attorneys are listed among the 2021 Maryland Super Lawyers and Rising Stars*. Glenn E. Bushel: General Litigation. W... Read more >

One of the factors considered when determining how much child support one parent should pay the other is the number of overnights the child spends with each parent.  Before October 1, 2020, if a child spent less 35% of the overnights (or 128 overnights per year) with one parent, then the other ... Read more >

Highlighting the firm’s experience in multiple disciplines, Benchmark Litigation recognizes the firm and three of its lawyers for inclusion in its 2021 edition.  Benchmark Litigation recognized the firm’s work in the areas of labor and employment law, bankruptcy, and commercial litigatio... Read more >

Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service appoints Richard L. Costella to its board of directors. Rich’s practice focuses primarily on bankruptcy and creditors’ rights, banking and finance, and commercial litigation matters. MVLS is a private, non-profit legal services provider established in 198... Read more >

It has been a year of many difficult adjustments for all Maryland employers.  A few more changes lie ahead, as new employment (and related) laws take effect October 1, 2020. The new laws include human relations protections, hate crime symbols, prohibitions on wage history inquiries, business... Read more >

Showcasing the firm’s experience in multiple disciplines, Best Lawyers recognizes nine of Tydings’ lawyers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2021. Brian A. Balenson:  Trusts and Estates. Scott Patrick Burns:  Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions and Product Liability... Read more >

Maryland now recognizes a new cause of action, the tort of intentional interference with an inheritance or gift.  Previously, Maryland recognized the tort of wrongful or malicious interference with economic relations, which involved contractual or business relationships between the plaintiff an... Read more >