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Violations of CAN Spam Act Cost Businesses Millions; But Help May Be On The Way
May 8, 2013
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 >
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USCIS Changing Fees for Immigrant and Non-Immigrant Workers
May 8, 2013
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 >
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Should Your Website be a Place of "Public Accommodation"? The DOJ Wants to Know.
May 8, 2013
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 >
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Maryland's Statutory Power of Attorney - Learn It, Accept It, or Get Ready for Liability
May 8, 2013
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 >
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Sending Data Into the Cloud - What May Help Today Could Cause Problems Tomorrow
May 8, 2013
“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 >
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States Make Noncompetes A Challenge
May 8, 2013
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 >
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Federal Estate and Gift Tax Compromise Reached
May 8, 2013
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 >
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Cybersecurity Risk Management: A Must For All Businesses
May 8, 2013
Recently, Golden State Bridge, Inc. was attacked by spyware designed to steal the construction company’s banking credentials. Within hours, hackers created fraudulent payroll transactions totaling more than $750,000. Fortunately, Golden State Bridge’s security team caught the breache... Read more >