Every one of us will slip, trip or fall at some point in our lives. Sometimes these are minor incidents, and sometimes these are serious, life-altering incidents.

Good news for D.C. employers who were worried about the (very) broad D.C. proposed ban on non-competes! On July 12, 2022, the District of Columbia Council passed the Non-Compete Clarification...

Maryland just hit the brakes (again!) on the rollout of its long-anticipated Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance ("FAMLI") program, which gives Maryland employers additional time to prepare...

On January 21st, 2025, President Trump issued a wide-sweeping Executive Order titled "Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity" ("Executive Order") to address diversity...

The Internal Revenue Service has received substantial funding from Congress, and the fruits of that funding are beginning to become apparent.

A neighborhood-favorite bakery and coffee shop owned by a kind, community-minded family...

On Friday, August 23, 2024, the Fifth Circuit issued a decision invalidating the DOL final rule which limited when employers may claim a tip credit, commonly referred to as the 80/20/30 Rule.

In a major development for employers, on June 20, 2023, the New York legislature passed a Bill (A01278B) banning all non-compete agreements.

In Kodiak Building Partners, LLC v. Adams ("Kodiak"), C.A. No. 2022-0311-MTZ, the Delaware Court of Chancery recently found the restrictive covenants imposed on a stockholder in a business acquisition...

Government contractors, take note: On July 15, 2022, the Department of Labor ("DOL") published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("NPRM") to implement and enforce the Biden Administration's..

Legal challenges to the Federal Trade Commission's ("FTC") recent rule banning non-compete agreements are heating up just as we are in the heart of this hottest summer on record!

The Displaced Workers Right to Reinstatement and Retention Amendment Act of 2020 became effective on April 27, 2021.

"Debt or equity?" That is the question many early stage founders face when raising capital. While SAFEs may be the instrument of choice for many early stage companies today...

Everyone will occasionally encounter another person's dog.

In three decades of practice, one of the most egregious areas of injury and pain that I have seen involve the victims of sexual misconduct and sexual abuse.

Starting July 1, 2025, certain Maryland businesses will be required to collect a 3% sales tax on sales of certain IT services.

DataTribe, a global cyber foundry that invests in and co-builds next-generation cybersecurity and data science companies, recently announced the launch of its fifth-annual DataTribe Challenge.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued guidance to assist federal agencies in preventing and remedying harassment in the workplace...

On July 1, 2023, several new employment-related laws passed by the General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Youngkin earlier this year became effective in Virginia.

Now that the PPP loans/grants are a thing of the past and other incentives granted to businesses during the COVID shut-down have largely expired, it is important for businesses to re-examine...