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When parents separate, even when they agree on a custody and access schedule, that may not be the end of the child custody issues. In some cases, one of the parents decides to relocate after the original custody arrangement was established. There was always a concern that a parent’s relocation ... Read more >

2023 is already proving to be an interesting year in state and federal employment law, as we see protections and benefits for employees expanding on the state and federal level.    I.          State Law Updates ... Read more >

Currently, Maryland law allows a spouse to pursue a divorce on the fault-based grounds of adultery, desertion, convictions of a crime, insanity, cruelty of treatment, and excessively vicious conduct. If a spouse cannot prove one of the fault-based grounds, then the parties either need to be separate... Read more >

The U.S. Supreme Court recently held that the Federal Nursing Home Reform Act (“FNHRA”) confers a private right of action for alleged civil rights violations.  This decision affirmatively establishes that nursing home residents can sue to enforce their rights under the FNHRA, and further co... Read more >

On March 22, 2023, Jennifer Abruzzo, General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”), issued a memo to provide guidance on the scope and effect of the NLRB’s recent decision in McLaren Macomb.  The NLRB ruled in McLaren Macomb that an employer engaged in an unfair labo... Read more >

According to a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, the answer could depend on how their compensation is calculated.  In Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc., et al. v. Hewitt, the Supreme Court held that Mr. Hewitt, an oil rig worker who earned more than $200,000 annually, was entitled to over... Read more >

Recently, the Supreme Court of Maryland (formerly, the Court of Appeals of Maryland) dealt a serious blow to businesses hoping to recover payments from their commercial liability insurers for losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown.  Maryland’s highest court took on the question of... Read more >

(If you employ at least one employee who is working 50% of the time in D.C., read on.) Note:  This article updates our previous article on the D.C. Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act of 2020).  The implementation of the D.C. Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act of 2020 w... Read more >

Post-Nuptial Agreements are used by spouses to change their legal rights and responsibilities from either the terms of a Pre-Nuptial Agreement they already have or to modify the rights and responsibilities that they have under the law even without a Pre-Nuptial Agreement. Divorces often result fr... Read more >

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 >