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Friday Factoid: High Schools Must Carefully Select Team Names and Logos
This content has been archived. It may no longer be relevantMany college football teams have registered their team names and logos with the USPTO and regularly challenge the use of such marks by high school teams. Source: National Federation of State High School Associations If you have any questions regarding the content of this communication, please…
Baltimore Business Journal Recognizes Offit Kurman as a Top Social Company
Offit Kurman has placed 25th on Baltimore Business Journal’s Most Social Companies list. The newspaper, which covers the Baltimore MD, metropolitan area business community, debuted the list last week. Membership on the list is open only to companies on Baltimore Business Journal’s Top Public Companies list for 2015 and Top Private Companies list for 2014,…
Howard Kurman Explains What Business Owners Need to Know About the President’s New Overtime Pay Rule
President Obama recently stunned employers when he announced a new overtime pay rule. The President’s proposal, which would go into effect in 2016, raises the salary cap for mandatory overtime to $50,400 per year—more than double the current threshold. That means millions of American workers considered exempt today will soon eligible to receive overtime pay….
Failure to Pay Overtime Can Lead to Criminal Consequences and Extensive Penalties
It is hard to imagine that, as a company owner, you could be criminally prosecuted for failing to pay proper minimum wage and overtime compensation to employees. However, this is exactly what happened recently to the owner of nine Papa John’s pizza franchises in New York. In this particular case, the franchise owner failed to…
A Conversation with Joe DeMattos, President and CEO of Health Facilities Association of Maryland
Advocating for long-term healthcare providers to improve the quality and cost of services across Maryland Joe DeMattos is the president and CEO of Health Facilities Association of Maryland (HFAM), the largest, oldest, nationally-affiliated association of skilled nursing and post-acute care providers in Maryland. Since 1948, HFAM has been dedicated to advocating for Maryland’s community of…
Offit Kurman Announces Second Expansion in Baltimore
Offit Kurman is growing in Baltimore, Maryland once again. Effective August 31, 2015, the law firm will close its offices in Owings Mills to consolidate its Baltimore-area team of attorneys into one expanded location: the entire 20th floor at 300 East Lombard Street. The move signifies a new stage in Offit Kurman’s development in the region,…
The Weekly Scenario: Remainderman & Estate Planning
Question: My mother gave my sister a life estate in property documented by a life estate deed. I have been given the remainder interest after my sister’s death. If I pass away before my sister, what would my estate need to do? Answer: During the lifetime of the life estate owner, the only interest of…
A Conversation with Brian Razzaque, CEO of SocialToaster on Their Funding
Click here for Part 1 & Part 2 Empowering brands and artists with social marketing that turns fans into superfans Brian Razzaque is the CEO of SocialToaster, a social media marketing platform designed for brands and artists to leverage the influence of their biggest fans. SocialToaster’s engagement platform amplifies the reach and visibility of “superfans,” equipping…
Read | Delete: Estate Planning & Family Business
Nearly a third of family business owners (31.4 percent) have no estate plan beyond a will. Only 53.5 percent of these owners reported having a “good understanding” of estate taxes that could be due. This is despite the fact that estate plans can help significantly reduce and sometimes eliminate federal estate or state inheritance taxes….
A Video Conversation with Marty Schwartz About Vehicles for Change’s Impact On Low-Income Families
Click here for part 1 Improving the quality of life and work for low-income families through donated vehicles Marty Schwartz is the president, CEO, and founder of Vehicles for Change. Established in 1999, Vehicles for Change provides low-income families with donated, renovated cars, as well as technical training for jobs in the automotive industry. The…