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The Saturday Side Bar: Challenges in the Alcoholic Beverage Industry
This content has been archived. It may no longer be relevant For those of you who have been reading the Saturday Side Hustle, you know the debut installment of the blog featured a Maryland craft brewery who was very new at the time. Really it still is. I’ve been a big fan of locally oriented…
Michael Cohen’s Case Reminds Everyone of the Potential Spousal Liability When Signing a Joint Federal Income Tax Return With Your Spouse
As reported by the press, “Mr. Cohen this month began a prison sentence stemming from his guilty plea in a hush-money scheme to silence women who said they had affairs with Mr. Trump.” New York Times, May 17, 2019, “Trump’s Other Businesses Offset Drip at Mar-a-Lago,” page A18. However, one of the rarely noted main…
Is THAT Legal – Pig Edition
“Is THAT Legal?” shines a light on not-so-obvious statutory and/or regulatory laws the existence of which you might find surprising and serves to remind that consulting a knowledgeable legal advisor before acting might just help you avoid breaking a law you didn’t even know existed! Test your knowledge with this short quiz today!
Managing Cybersecurity for Employee Benefit Plans
Employee benefit plans are awash in sensitive employee data. They maintain troves of personally identifiable information or PII, including social security numbers, addresses, dates of birth, account balances, beneficiaries and bank account data. In addition, pension plan administrators maintain systems that allow employees to initiate transactions online, such as obtaining loans or making account withdrawals. …
Important D.C. Law Changes
June 5, 2019: The District of Columbia City Council unanimously approved sweeping tax changes related to commercial real property transfers. Effective October 1, 2019, the District of Columbia Transfer and Recordation Taxes on transfers of commercial property…
Offit Kurman IP Principal Laura Winston Moderates 4D Printing Tech Panel at INTA 2019
From product design and development to manufacturing, 3D printing has transformed myriad industries and business processes. For the inventors, entrepreneurs, and technologists of tomorrow, however, 3D printing is only the beginning. Innovative organizations are already taking advantage of the next evolution: 4D printing. According to Offit Kurman IP attorney Laura Winston, 4D printing allows for the…
Baltimore Land Use Lawsuit Reflects the Limits of Development Rules
To approve or not approve? That is the question that underlies most all development applications. Unfortunately, it’s not a simple question. Localities and developers alike must both sift through dozens of regulations and rules that shape the ability to grant permission to utilize property. This area of the law is typically known as Land Use….
D.C. Property Management Minute: What to do when one tenant complains about another tenant’s noise
When it comes to property management, the District of Columbia has a unique set of laws. Join Billy each week as he gives you advice on dealing with a common property management problem in D.C. and how to quickly solve it.
Pennsylvania Public Records Requesting: The Top Five Weirdly Specific Exemptions to Pennsylvania’s Right to Know Law
Most of the exemptions to public records disclosure in Pennsylvania’s Right to Know Law (RTKL) exist for obvious reasons. Records that could jeopardize public safety if released are exempt from the RTKL in the name of public safety! However, there are a few weirdly specific ones: § 708(b)(25): A record identifying the location of an…
Top 10 Mistakes Employers Make When Terminating Employees
The best lawyer is the one who helps his client avoid litigation, or at least helps immunize the client from a bad result before litigation happens. With that thought in mind, here’s my list of top ten mistakes to be avoided when terminating employees.
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