by Mark Stichel | Mar 6, 2025 | Insights
When I was growing up and I would complain to my mother that I wanted to do something that she would not allow or that my sister had done something to me, my mother often would respond: “Don’t make a federal case out of it.” Well, little did my mother know that I...
by Donald J. Walsh | Mar 6, 2025 | Insights
Now that the legalization of marijuana is on the November 2022 ballot in Maryland, we are getting more questions about what impact the legalization of marijuana use has on employers. Can employers prohibit use? Generally, for most employers not bound by...
by Laura L. Rubenstein | Mar 6, 2025 | Insights
As an employment lawyer, I see many workplace trends. Sometimes it’s a need to hire workers quickly to staff recently-awarded contracts, sometimes hot-button political issues divide workers, and other times it involves reducing the workforce due to a pivot in...
by Diane S. Kotkin | Mar 6, 2025 | Insights
Image credit: Maryland GovPics, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia CommonsThe recently proposed budget by Maryland Governor Wes Moore includes significant changes that could impact estate planning for Maryland residents. The budget proposes to eliminate the Collateral...
by Laura L. Rubenstein | Mar 6, 2025 | Insights
In an update to my March 2024 article written here, the Maryland General Assembly has bumped the deadline for employer contributions and employee eligibility to take paid leave from work under Maryland’s Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) benefit....
