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As we previously announced (https://smithdowney.com/2018/01/new-maryland-paid-sick-leave-law/), the Maryland General Assembly voted on January 12, 2018 to override Governor Hog… Read More

As previously announced, we will be holding our next clients and friends seminar at the BWI Marriott on Thursday, May 10, 2018, from 8 a.m. to noon. The following are some of… Read More

The Maryland General Assembly voted on January 12, 2018 to override Governor Hogan’s veto of the “Maryland Healthy Working Families Act,” a bill that will require Maryla… Read More

We have been very busy brainstorming with our clients about the impact of the new tax bill on their employee benefit and executive compensation plans and the participants in t… Read More

Case Law Developments Affecting Bonus and Incentive Plans It is quite common for employers to have bonus and incentive plans that require participants to be employed by the em… Read More

Since the passage of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, employers have been vulnerable to employee claims of sexual harassment. The defense of these claims is expensiv… Read More

Fiduciary Exposure/Risks in Vendor Agreements. As we have discussed at our Seminars and in prior e-Alerts, the new DOL Fiduciary Rule (significantly expanding the definition o… Read More

This week the IRS announced that it is sending “thousands of” penalty letters to employers with more than 50 employees for alleged failures to comply with the employer man… Read More