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A Q & A with my partner Joy Einstein: Paul McGee of Helios HR recently spoke with Joy Einstein for a Q&A on teleworking. According to Einstein, a partner in the Employment and Labor Law Practice Group for Shulman Rogers Law Firm in Potomac, Maryland, remote work is most likely here to stay for a large segment of… More

Gues Post from my colleagues in the Shulman Rogers NEXT program: Fast-growing companies usually hire ahead of need. This was especially true as the end of the long bull-run screeched to a halt last month.   But in the last few weeks, even the strongest are taking uncommon measures to reduce their personnel costs and extend their… More

NEXT Startup Survival Webinar: 4 Legal Strategies to Extend Your Runway Thursday April 16th 11am-12pm ET Register Here As a result of COVID-19 and the federal, state and local governments’ unprecedented actions, founders and their crisis management teams across the country are facing “save the company” decisions and actions every day. Cash is tight and… More

The new FFCRA leave law is coming a little more into focus (despite being already in effect). Late last week, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) clarified that only one caregiver may take advantage of the emergency paid sick or FMLA leave available under the recently enacted Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) to care for… More

MD Dept. of Labor Suspends Work Search Requirement for Unemployment Insurance Benefit Recipients Due to the state of emergency proclaimed by the Governor of Maryland, and the labor conditions across the state of Maryland, the Secretary of the Maryland Department of Labor (MDDOL) has ordered, effective March 20, 2020, a temporary exemption from the work… More

As a result of COVID-19 and the federal, state and local governments’ unprecedented actions, founders and their crisis management teams across the country are facing “save the company” decisions and actions every day. NEXT has developed a series of Fixed Price Legal Crisis Mitigation Packages to help founders manage and mitigate the impact of this… More

GUEST POST By Ronald Adler, President-CEO, Laurdan Associates, Inc. www.laurdan.com The CARES Act imposes important new requirements on the Federal-State Unemployment Insurance Program. Background The Federal-State UI Program provides monetary benefits to individuals who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own. Under the Program, states are allowed to determine monetary and non-monetary qualifications… More

GUEST POST As you may know, the outbreak of COVID-19 has resulted in the issuance of several Executive Orders by Governor Hogan. Today, Governor Hogan issued a stay-at-home order (Executive Order 20-03-30-01) that requires, among other things, Non-Essential Businesses to remain closed to the general public and Maryland residents to stay in their homes or… More

GUEST POST The COVID-19 outbreak has caused immediate interruption in normal business operations in every state and across the world.  It would be prudent to review all of your insurance policies to determine if there is coverage for your losses.  Insurance carriers typically tie a business interruption loss to physical damage to your principal place… More

GUEST POST: In an effort to help businesses and individuals weather the economic storm created by the coronavirus shutdowns, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which Congress passed and the President signed on March 27, included many provisions easing restrictions imposed by the Internal Revenue Code.  Key Changes relating to businesses are highlighted… More