LawMatters - May 2018
SPOTLIGHT ON US
Offit Kurman Attorneys At Law is pleased to announce the affiliation with the New York law firm of Menaker & Herrmann. The deal aligns with an ongoing strategic growth plan for Offit Kurman, and cements the firm’s foothold in New York and the surrounding regions...Read More
PLACES TO BE
Breakfast Bar Series: The State of Cannabis in Maryland - June 7
Wage and Hour Law Webinar Series, Part III: How to Calculate Overtime - June 13
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
New Jersey Paid Sick Leave: What You Need to Know
On Wednesday, May 2, 2018, Governor Murphy signed the New Jersey Paid Sick Leave Act into law. This law requires employers to provide 40 hours of paid sick leave to employees within the benefit year. The Act will go into effect October 29, 2018, 180 days after Governor Murphy signed the bill...Read More
Also See: Natural Gas Pipelines in Your Backyard by Theodora Stringham, Esq.
Co-founder and CEO of HostHome
Ava Pipitone is the executive director of the Baltimore Transgender Alliance as well as the co-founder and CEO of HostHome Inc. Founded in 2014, following the murders of transgender Baltimore residents Mia Henderson and Kandy Hall, the Baltimore Transgender Alliance is a coalition of trans parents, business owners, activists, and artists that seeks to unify, reclaim, and empower the city's transgender and gender non-conforming communities...Read More
Also See: Arnold Heckman, CEO of Cannaline
OFFIT KURMAN PRESENTS
The Family Business Roundtable Video Recap - May 2018
The FAMILY BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE (FBR) is a peer support and advisory group for leaders of multigenerational family-owned and operated businesses. Presently, there are FBR chapters in Columbia and a new chapter in Frederick. ...Read More
THE LAWYER IS IN
Maryland General Contractors Now Face Liability for Failure of Their Subcontractors to Properly Pay Their Employees by Howard Kurman, Esq.
The Maryland General Assembly recently passed Senate Bill 853 making construction general contractors jointly and severally liable for the failure of their subcontractors to pay their employees in accordance with Maryland’s wage and hour law. The new law will go into effect on October 1, 2018....Read More