News & Insights

On April 29, 2020, the SBA released guidance addressing whether businesses owned by private companies with adequate sources of liquidity to support the business’ ongoing operations qualify for a Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loan.  In its guidance, the SBA stated that businesses tha... Read more >

The Small Business Administration (SBA), the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”), and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) continue to provide guidance regarding how they will administer, oversee, and treat loans issued in connection with the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), some ... 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 >

To protect public health, Governor Hogan has authorized the use of alternate care sites for the isolation, quarantine, and treatment of persons with COVID-19, including health related services such as hospital inpatient care. The Secretary of Health shall establish, supply, operate, and manage al... 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 >