This summer will be the first for which Maryland employers will need to ensure compliance with the newly established heat management regulations issued by Maryland’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MOSHA), enacted…
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/ Administrative Law, Health, Labor & Employment Law
Since January, multiple fundamental developments have dramatically altered the Title IX landscape, signaling a seismic shift in its interpretation and enforcement. These developments include a rapidly escalating and public feud…
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/ Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law
Since January, multiple fundamental developments have dramatically altered the Title IX landscape, signaling a seismic shift in its interpretation and enforcement. These developments include a rapidly escalating and public feud…
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/ Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law
The Maryland General Assembly’s 2025 legislative session ended April 7 with only three bills passing that are employment-related and are expected to become law as Governor Moore has indicated he will not veto. Here are the key…
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/ Family Law, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
Just before the close of the 446th legislative session, the Maryland General Assembly passed and sent to Governor Moore HB 352/SB 321, the Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2025 (the “BRFA”). The BRFA, which Gov. Moore…
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/ Science, Computers, & Technology, Taxation
In a major victory for nursing homes and long-term care industry advocates, on Monday, April 7, 2025, Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk of the US District Court for Northern Texas struck down a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Health
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has lifted a nationwide injunction on the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Executive Orders issued by President Trump in January 2025. This means the DEI Executive Orders can and will be…
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/ Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
On March 21, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”), a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, issued an interim final rule (the “Interim Rule”) under the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) whereby it…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Finance & Banking
Providers continually struggle to get the fair reimbursement they deserve from payers and often feel powerless to negotiate better rates. However, regulatory changes aimed at increasing price transparency and prohibiting gag…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Health, Insurance
On March 12, 2025, the staff of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance through a no-action letter and Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (C&DIs) provided clarity on verifying “accredited investor” status under Rule…
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/ Business Organizations, Finance & Banking, Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities Law
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently signaled a new focus on protecting American workers from unlawful national origin discrimination by employers who prefer non-American workers, such as “illegal…
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/ Civil Rights, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
On February 20, 2025, Virginia’s General Assembly voted to pass Virginia House Bill 2094, the “High-Risk Artificial Intelligence Developer and Deployer Act” (the “Act”). The Act is currently awaiting Governor Glenn Youngkin’s…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Consumer Protection, Science, Computers, & Technology
On March 15, 2025, President Trump signed into law a continuing resolution to fund the United States government for another six months, through September 30, 2025 (the “Continuing Resolution”). The Continuing Resolution includes…
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/ Administrative Law, Government Contracting, Health
The legal landscape surrounding Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) settlements is changing as a result of a split among federal courts on whether such settlements actually require judicial or Department of Labor (“DOL”) approval…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
On March 10, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced a further delay in the implementation of proposed updates to its Guidance to Surveyors for Long-Term Care Facilities under Appendix PP of the CMS…
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/ Administrative Law, Government Contracting, Health
