Get DirectionsEffective October 1, 2011, the new Job Applicant Fairness Act will prohibit employers from using an applicant’s or employee’s credit report or credit history to take an adverse employment action, such as denying employment, discharging an employee, determining compensation, etc. Certain employers are exempted from the statute such as financial institutions and certain uses that [...]
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Tel. 240.912.3000
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Job Applicant Fairness Act
SUMMARY OF TAX RELIEF, UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE REAUTHORIZATION AND JOB CREATION ACT OF 201
SUMMARY OF TAX RELIEF, UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE REAUTHORIZATION AND JOB CREATION ACT OF 2010 Please click the title to open a hyper-link for our Summary of the recently passed tax legislation. We have, for your convenience, included this a separate document so as to allow you to read it on your computer or print it out. We hope [...]
Maryland Statutory Power of Attorney (Loretta’s Law)
Effective October 1, 2010, Maryland has a new law regulating both general and limited powers of attorney. There will be two new optional statutory power of attorney forms, Maryland Statutory Form General Power of Attorney: With the Personal Financial Power of Attorney, the agent is granted very broad authority to act on behalf of the [...]
HITECH Act – HHS Proposed Rule
On July 8, 2010, HHS issued a proposed rule which modifies existing HIPAA Rules to extend the applicability of certain privacy and security requirements to the business associates of covered entities, to establish new limitations on the use and disclosure of protected health information for marketing or fundraising purposes, to prohibit the sale of protected [...]
New Legislation for Small Businesses
On September 30, 2010, Congress created a new Small business Lending Fund with $30 billion in unused TARP funds to help small business lending. This initiative offers capital investments with incentives for banks to increase small business lending. The new program includes higher SBA loan limits and high SBA loan guarantees, as well as temporary [...]
The Healthy Retail Employee Act
Effective March 1, 2011, retailers who conduct business in Maryland must provide their employees with mandatory shift breaks or be subject to substantial fines of up to $300 per employee for a first offense. The Healthy Retail Employee Act (the “Act”) applies to retail establishments with 50 or more retail employees. For purposes of the [...]
Commercial E-Mail
A person may not initiate the transmission, conspire with another person to initiate the transmission, or assist in the transmission of commercial electronic mail that: (1) Is from a computer in Maryland or is sent to an electronic mail address that the sender knows or should have known is held by a resident [...]
