News & Insights

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) has issued a notice informing employers that the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is targeting industry groups, specifically the health care industry, in its investigations of FLSA compliance.   We have seen a significant increase in audits by... Read more >

Most modern businesses have experienced the tremendous frustrations caused by spam messages.  Unsolicited emails clog inboxes, crash servers, and cost companies billions.  In 2003, Congress enacted the CAN Spam Act (the “Act”) with the goal of drastically reducing or eliminating spam.&... Read more >

Filing an immigrant or non-immigrant petition for an employee soon?  It is probably going to be a little more expensive.  Facing a large budget shortfall, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (“USCIS”) is changing filing fees effective November 23, 2010.  While most fees a... Read more >

In July, the Department of Justice ("DOJ") issued wide ranging regulations under the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA").  Now, the DOJ will hold public hearings on potential additional rules relating to electronic resources, such as web sites, used by places of public accommodation such as... Read more >

A person walks into your office or local branch, presents a power of attorney, and wants to sign a legal instrument or contract on another person’s behalf or asks you to change title to or withdraw money from another person’s account.  Sound familiar?  If so, then listen up.  P... Read more >

“The Cloud.” If you don’t know the term, get used to hearing it.  Today’s technology offers extensive opportunities for sharing, storing, and backing up data remotely – data sent to and stored on servers you do not own, control, or, probably, even have the ability to monitor. Where is... Read more >

Your corporate headquarters is in Maryland; you have another location in Northern Virginia.  Are your non-compete agreements written according to Maryland law or Virginia law?  If you said Maryland, read "Competition Challenges" to find out why Virginia law may also mat... Read more >

It's hard to believe that 2011 is right around the corner.  The end of the year has brought a change to the federal estate and gift tax which adds some simplicity, but also leaves a lot of open questions.    As you may know, last week the President and Congress worked to enact a ta... Read more >