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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 >

Hard on the heels of a disastrous spring that saw employers of all sizes laying off or furloughing employees in record numbers, a new law quietly passed in Maryland, which will impose heavy penalties on employers with 50 or more employees who fail to give sixty days’ advance notice of covered relo... Read more >

Business owners who are forced to lay off, furlough, or otherwise terminate employees because of the COVID-19 pandemic may have questions about how unemployment benefits paid to their employees will affect their businesses.  Two of the most-asked questions we are receiving from clients who own ... Read more >

As businesses strive to stay afloat in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses are looking to existing contractual obligations to determine how and when they will be required to perform, and what they will be on the hook for in the event they are unable to do so. Force majeure clauses... Read more >

With many Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) borrowers having received their loan proceeds under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”), or receiving them soon, what should borrowers do after receiving their loan? Spend the Loan Proceeds on Permissible Items... Read more >

On January 30, 2020, the Maryland General Assembly voted to override Governor Hogan’s veto of a 2019 bill prohibiting Maryland employers with 15 or more full-time employees from making criminal history inquiries before the first in-person interview.  This new law will take effect on February ... Read more >

Two bills, which affect child support, divorcing couples, and the practice of family law, will be considered in the 2020 Session of the Maryland General Assembly. The first bill, if passed, would authorize the court to grant a divorce on the grounds of “separation of affection” if the parties... Read more >

Since its enactment on March 23, 2010, the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) has been highly controversial.  Fearful of federal attempts to dismantle the ACA, the Maryland General Assembly created the Maryland Health Insurance Coverage Protection Commission (“Commission”) in 2017.  Signe... Read more >

The New Requirements for Involuntary Discharges in Maryland Skilled Nursing Facilities. Beginning October 1, 2019, nursing facilities in Maryland have been subject to additional statutory requirements and restrictions on the involuntary discharge of a resident.  Non-compliance with these req... Read more >

For the first time since 2004, the Department of Labor (DOL) has adjusted the minimum salary thresholds for various overtime exemptions.  Employers should mark their calendars because starting January 1, 2020, the salary thresholds for an “exempt” employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act... Read more >