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Experts offer the following suggestions for preventing workplace theft: (1) Talk to Employees About Your Workplace Policies. Staff meetings provide the perfect
The minority business enterprise (MBE) utilization program within the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) helps facilitate the participation of responsible certified MBEs
As a Bel Air native and mother to one daughter and three stepsons, Lisa Garonzik-Bullock was finding out quickly that there weren’t
As an employment lawyer, I see many workplace trends. Sometimes it’s a need to hire workers quickly to staff recently-awarded contracts, sometimes
A common misconception people have about life insurance is that they only need to designate their spouse, child, or loved one as
Image credit: Geraldshields11, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons There are more courtroom dramas on TV than I could count. Most
A recent lawsuit filed against Lady Gaga has reopened the story surrounding her kidnapped French Bulldogs and the promise of a half
In an update to my March 2024 article written here, the Maryland General Assembly has bumped the deadline for employer contributions and
Ahhhh August…  the month we think of as the end of summer: back to school, freshman move-in days, last vacations. But, in
Maryland’s minimum wage increase will go into effect on January 1, 2024, a year sooner than originally planned. Under prior legislation, the
Image credit: Maryland GovPics, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons The recently proposed budget by Maryland Governor Wes Moore includes significant changes
Students protesting at Columbia University on April 18, 2024Image credit: Emjackson42, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Since Hamas’s attack on October
At RKW Law Group, we have kept a close eye on Maryland’s forthcoming Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) program. Under this
When I was growing up and I would complain to my mother that I wanted to do something that she would not
Starting June 1, 2024, non-compete and conflict of interest contract provisions that limit future employment for licensed veterinary practitioners and technicians will
Governor Wes Moore has signed another bill expanding paystub details that Maryland employers must provide to employees. Currently, when a new employee
Governor Wes Moore has signed into law a bill that will expand Maryland employers’ pay transparency obligations. Beginning October 1, 2024, all
Remember “fuzzy math” during the George W. Bush-Al Gore presidential debate?  There now is considerable social media attention over the past few
Now that the legalization of marijuana is on the November 2022 ballot in Maryland, we are getting more questions about what impact
With Christmas now less than a week away, there will be only a few more days of the year in which to