LawMatters - August 2018


SPOTLIGHT ON US
22 in 2019: The Offit Kurman Attorneys on the Latest Best Lawyers in America List
Offit Kurman is pleased to announce that 22 of the firm’s attorneys have been included on the list of The Best Lawyers in America© for 2019....Read More
PLACES TO BE
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Reaching Across the Pond: How the European Union’s Privacy Regulation Might Apply to a U.S. Business By David Greber
The European Union’s (the “EU”) latest privacy law, known as the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), went into effect on May 25, 2018. The GDPR imposes significant and sweeping obligations on businesses that gather “Personal Data”[1]—enough so that American businesses might...Read More
Also See: The #MeToo Movement: NYS and NYC Legislatures Say #YouMust to Employers
CEO MINUTES
Braeden Bumpers, Owner/Operator of McClintock Distillery
Braeden Bumpers is Co-Founder of McClintock Distillery in Frederick, MD and the keepsake of the “McClintock Young story,” from which the distillery was named. McClintock Young was a renowned inventor in the 1800’s whose inspirations shaped history far beyond the borders of his hometown of Frederick. Born in 1836, McClintock moved to Frederick as a young man to...CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE INTERVIEW
Also See: Aziz Housseini, Managing Partner at Fortis Advisory Partners
OFFIT KURMAN PRESENTS
Department of Labor PAID Program: Amnesty Provision or Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing? [Webinar]
In March, the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor announced a new pilot program, the Payroll Audit Independent Determination program. PAID took effect in April. Should your school participate? DOL promotes the PAID program as an opportunity for employers to self-report wage-and-hour violations.
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THE LAWYER IS IN
Delaware To Amend Mechanic’s Lien Law To Allow Liens For Engineering And Surveying Work by Joshua Quinter
As a general proposition, mechanic’s lien laws are designed to protect the economic interest a party has when it physically installs work into a construction project. Conceptually, it is a way to protect the party providing labor and materials that add value to a piece of property by being incorporated...Read More