Maryland Tax Court sides with foreclosure sale purchasers on Payment of IDOT Taxes *

USA - September 17 2012
The Maryland Tax Court on August 28, 2012, handed down a decision that addressed a concern of many foreclosing lenders: must a foreclosure sale purchaser pay recordation taxes on a defaulted Indemnity Deed of Trust (IDOT) as well as those due on a substitute trustees' deed?

Co-authors: Jon M. Laria , Michelle M. McGeogh .

Maryland user name and password privacy protections take effect October 1 *

USA - September 7 2012
Beginning October 1, 2012, employees and job applicants personal email accounts, Facebook pages, Twitter accounts, Pinterest pages, and similar accounts will gain more protection from Maryland employers

Co-authors: Michelle M. McGeogh .

Maryland blazes trail for employees’ private use of social media accounts *

USA - April 10 2012
Maryland would become the first state in the nation to prohibit employers from asking or requiring that prospective or current employees provide a user name, password, or other means for accessing their personal online accounts under a bill passed by the Maryland General Assembly on Monday.

Co-authors: Claire Ana-Perot Tracey.

Maryland Healthy Retail Employee Act mandates breaks *

USA - May 26 2010
Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley has signed the Healthy Retail Employee Act, requiring retail establishments with 50 or more employees to provide certain breaks for employees.

Co-authors: Michelle M. McGeogh .