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Updates on I-9 Processing

By: Melissa Calhoon Jones
November 1, 2022
UPDATE - NOVEMBER, 2022: The Department of Homeland Security has further extended the flexibilities for compliance with the I-9 requirements described in the article below until July 31, 2023. June 29, 2022: As businesses try (again) to return to normal in these pandemic times, the federal govern... Read more >
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Reasonable Accommodation of Applicants

By: Melissa Calhoon Jones
July 26, 2022
An amendment to the Maryland Human Relations Act (MHRA) takes effect October 1, 2022, expressly requiring covered employers to provide reasonable accommodation to job applicants with disabilities unless doing so would cause an undue hardship on the operations of the employer.  This amendment... Read more >
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Chambers USA Recognizes Tydings Lawyers

June 8, 2022
Tydings is pleased to announce that Chambers and Partners has again ranked the firm and three of its partners, Alan M. Grochal, Richard L. Costella, and Joseph M. Selba, for their work in bankruptcy and restructuring in its 2022 edition of Chambers USA. Bankruptcy/Restructuring This is the ten... Read more >
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Federal COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates: Litigation Update

January 14, 2022
Supreme Court Blocks the OSHA ETS; Upholds the CMS Mandate In a 6-3 opinion, the Supreme Court of the United States blocked the OSHA ETS, holding that although the Secretary of Labor, acting through OSHA, is empowered to set workplace safety standards, the Secretary is not entitled to enact ... Read more >
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Large Employers, Health Care Providers, and Federal Government Contractors - What Do the Federal COVID-19 Mandates Mean to You?

By: Melissa Calhoon Jones and Kerianne P. Kemmerzell
November 24, 2021
As we have reported since the COVID-19 pandemic began, it has created numerous and unprecedented requirements for employers to navigate.  Now, pursuant to OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”), President Biden’s Executive Order 14042 for federal go... Read more >
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UPDATE: D.C. Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act

By: Melissa Calhoon Jones
September 3, 2021
On April 1, 2021, we provided a summary of the D.C. Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act of 2020 in our Non-Compete Round-Up.  As we pointed out, the D.C. Act is one of the most restrictive bans on non-compete agreements in the country.  Although we previously reported that the Act ... Read more >
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Best Lawyers in America Recognizes Tydings' Lawyers

August 19, 2021
Showcasing the firm’s experience in multiple disciplines, Best Lawyers recognizes nine of Tydings’ lawyers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2022. Brian A. Balenson: Trusts and Estates. Scott Patrick Burns: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions and Product Liability Litigation ... Read more >