Montgomery County Council Passes Bill Banning Employers from Inquiring about...
A new Montgomery County bill would prohibit employers from inquiring about or considering a job applicant’s sexual, reproductive and other health information. On March 19, 2024, the County Council...
View ArticleMaryland Law Provides Protected Organ and Bone Marrow Donation Leave – Do...
Take Away: Employers with 15 or more employees in Maryland must provide eligible employees with unpaid leave to serve as organ or bone marrow donors. Leave provided under the law is separate from, and...
View ArticleD.C. Passes New Law Authorizing Divorces with NO Waiting Period and Expanding...
While many of us were struggling to keep recent New Year’s resolutions going, new laws went into effect on January 26, 2024, that altered the landscape of divorce in the District of Columbia. The...
View ArticleThe FTC Bans Non-Competes – Now What?
On Tuesday, April 23, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a final rule, which would effectively ban most post-employment non-compete agreements. Here are the top line takeaways (full...
View ArticlePreparing for the New Changes to the Federal Overtime Regulations – What...
The Department of Labor, on April 23, 2024, issued a new overtime rule regarding the so called “white collar” exemptions to the federal overtime regulations. The changes, which take effect on July 1,...
View ArticleFTC Bans Non-Competes – What’s Next
On Thursday, May 2, employment attorney Jessica Summers presented a webinar about the use of employee non-competes and other restrictive covenant agreements, including the recent final from the...
View ArticleWhat Employers Need to Know About the Recent Supreme Court Decision in Muldrow
On April 17, 2024, the Supreme Court issued a decision in Muldrow vs. City of St. Louis, which held that Title VII – which bars employers from discriminating in decisions involving among other things,...
View ArticleSummer is the Time to Separate – for Your Kids’ Sake
Married couples that are contemplating separation or divorce often want to put off thinking about the future during the summer and instead get in that pre-planned Disney trip with their kids. However,...
View Article2024 Maryland Community Associations Legislative Update
The Maryland General Assembly’s 2024 legislative session saw over 1,400 House Bills and 1,100 Senate Bills introduced, with several new laws passing that will affect community associations beginning...
View ArticleDeadline Nears for DC Employers of Tipped Wage Workers to Report Compliance...
District of Columbia employers with tipped wage workers have until May 31, 2024 to submit both their policy and recorded harassment complaints to demonstrate compliance with the District’s sexual...
View ArticleCTA + CPAs: Insights from the Maryland Attorney General
Since the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) went into effect earlier this year many Certified Public Accountants (“CPAs”) have been hesitant to assist clients with CTA compliance. This hesitancy...
View ArticleMaryland Increases Pay Transparency for Current and Prospective Employees
Employers take note! The Maryland General Assembly’s 2024 session resulted in new laws aimed at increasing transparency for both current and prospective employees regarding employee wages. These new...
View ArticleTen Steps Employers Should Follow to Comply with the Pregnant Workers...
In April, the EEOC issued the much awaited regulations interpreting the Pregnant Worker’s Fairness Act, passed by Congress last summer. The PWFA went into effect on June 27, 2023 and the regulations...
View ArticleJulie Reddig Named to The Daily Record’s 2024 Employment Law Power List
Lerch Early employment attorney Julie Reddig has been named to The Daily Record’s 2024 Employment Law Power List. Reddig practices in the Employment group at Lerch Early. You can read about the list...
View ArticleChecks Cashed After Death Included in Estate for Tax Purposes
In Estate of DeMuth, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit addressed a dispute arising from the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) notice of estate tax deficiency. The primary issue...
View ArticleChambers USA 2024 Ranks Lerch Early in Real Estate and Litigation
Chambers USA 2024: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business has recognized Lerch Early in the areas of Litigation: General Commercial and Real Estate. Litigation: General Commercial (Band 3)Chambers...
View ArticleMaryland Court Decision Addresses Fate of Pre-Embryos in Divorce
After years of painful setbacks, Jocelyn and Joshua successfully produced three viable pre-embryos (fertilized eggs not yet implanted in the womb) through in vitro fertilization (IVF). After one...
View ArticleValuation of Conservation Easement Determined by U.S. Tax Court
Champions Retreat Golf Founders, LLC v. Commissioner In Champions Retreat Golf Founders, LLC v. Comm’r of Internal Revenue, the United States Tax Court presided over a dispute regarding a charitable...
View ArticleMeg McKinney Honored as Family Law Community Lawyer of the Year by D.C. Bar
Divorce attorney Meg McKinney was honored on June 20 as the Family Law Community Lawyer of the Year at the D.C. Bar’s Celebration of Leadership Banquet. According to the D.C. Bar, the D.C. Bar...
View ArticleLand Use Attorney Erin Girard Joins Lerch Early
Lerch Early is pleased to welcome attorney Erin E. Girard as a principal in its Land Use/Zoning practice. Girard brings more than 20 years of experience in securing approvals on a wide range of...
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