Elder abuse, fraud, and financial exploitation have been a growing problem as our population ages and are sometimes difficult to identify and rectify. Just about every family has a story about a family member being taken in by a scammer, giving money away recklessly to a new friend or romantic partner, or a caregiver taking…READ MORE
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I was reading an article in The Atlantic the other day, and it got me thinking about estate planning and why it’s so important – especially for non-traditional families. It’s no secret that the traditional family dynamic has changed drastically over the past few decades. We’re now seeing more and more nontraditional families – single…READ MORE
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The District of Columbia’s new law banning most non-compete agreements becomes effective on October 1, 2022. The new law concludes a lengthy process in which DC has adopted laws to regulate this area, and then amended them before they went into effect. The current version of the law addresses some problems in the prior versions,…READ MORE
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Employers face the constant challenge of regulatory requirements, which keep changing. To further complicate matters, compliance with employment obligations to employees varies from the employer’s home state to other states where remote employees work. An employer’s compliance failure, regardless of whether it was inadvertent or minor, could provide an employee with an opportunity for an…READ MORE
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Maryland employers have a new paid leave law to prepare for. The Time to Care Act (TTCA) will create paid family and medical leave benefits for many Maryland employees, including employees working for many small businesses. The good news is that there is time to prepare for this new law, as it will be phased…READ MORE
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If you are the developer of a multi-use project or are planning to develop a large real estate project with multiple owners, a reciprocal easement agreement (“REAs”) may be an appropriate avenue for the coordination of the development and future maintenance of the project. REAs are legal agreements, customarily recorded in the local land records,…READ MORE
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Massachusetts, like Maryland and the District of Columbia (which has a liquidated damages provision requiring 4 times the wages due), has treble damages when wages are late. According to the Massachusetts statute, the terminated employee must be paid all wages due on the date of discharge, while an employee who resigns must be paid by…READ MORE
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When going through a divorce, identifying and locating your spouse’s assets can often be a complicated and challenging endeavor. With the rise in the popularity of cryptocurrency in recent years, this task has become even more complex. Cryptocurrency is a currency that is maintained digitally and without reliance on banks or other central authorities. The…READ MORE
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The Collapse In the early morning hours of June 24, 2021, the Champlain Towers South Condominium, a 12-story beachfront condominium in Surfside, Florida, collapsed as people watched in horror. Ninety-eight people died and dozens were injured. Soon afterward it was revealed that the condominium had structural problems that went unaddressed for several years. Its concrete…READ MORE
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If you recall, President Biden announced in September that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) would be issuing a mandate requiring all employers with 100 or more employees to have a mandatory vaccination policy to minimize the spread of COVID-19 transmission in the workplace and protect unvaccinated employees. OSHA released the emergency temporary standard…READ MORE
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