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Buzz Words Are Not Needed For FMLA To Apply…

This content has been archived. It may no longer be relevant…In Fact, Employees Do Not Have To Even Apply – Beware A recent Pennsylvania Federal Court Decision is a “must read” if you are an employer or have to deal with employees on the management side.  In Raimondi v. Wyoming County, U.S. Dist. LEXIS 67653…

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Offit Kurman Attorney Ed Tolchin Comments For Bloomberg News On $206 Million Bid Protest

Advanced data analytics is critical to meeting our defense, intelligence, and cybersecurity needs.  In the government arena, it is often a matter of contention whether commercial applications or customized government applications best satisfy these requirements.  Ed Tolchin comments on a bid protest by a Silicon Valley firm challenging the Army’s reliance on its customized solution….

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A Video Conversation with James Angelo, President of TAI- Part 1

Providing a multitude of industry and manufacturing as well as buildings and facilities engineering services James Angelo is the president of TAI, an engineering, management, and technical services firm. For 27 years, TAI has served a wide range of industry and manufacturing clients in market sectors that include food and beverage, natural gas, chemical process,…

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Microsoft Affiliation Lends Brand-Name Legitimacy to the Legal Cannabis Industry

Media outlets are saturated with the latest and greatest piece of news in the cannabis industry: Microsoft is joining the world of cannabis compliance. For those of you who have not heard, last Thursday, the Washington-based technology giant announced its partnership with KIND Financial, a Los Angeles-based startup that provides financial services to companies and…

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Preparing for Divorce: Telling Your Children

As a parent, one of the most difficult experiences you will face if you’re preparing for divorce is telling your children that their parents’ marriage is over. No one enters into marriage with the plan to one day get divorced, so you do not have years to prepare a speech or determine how you are going to…

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A Video Conversation with Joe Condo, Founder of the Condo Law Firm and the Newest Principal at Offit Kurman- Part 1

Helping clients through their most sensitive legal issues with integrity, excellence, and compassion for more than 40 years Joe Condo is a family lawyer, founder of the Condo Law Group, and the latest Principal to join Offit Kurman. For over 40 years, Joe has solidified his reputation as a go-to family law attorney in Virginia….

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Landlord Tenant Tips: No Mileage/Distance Restrictions to Terminate Lease Pursuant to SCRA

Question from Landlord:One of our residents received military orders to transfer to another military base that is local (only 10 miles away from the property). Now the resident is attempting to terminate her lease early based on these orders. Can she do this even though her orders will move her to a base only 10…

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Help! My Ex and I Cannot Agree on Which School Our Child Will Attend Next Year

When separated or divorced parents need to decide where their child will attend school in the upcoming year, it can quickly turn into a legal dispute. If your child finished this school year without an agreement as to where he or she will attend school next year, the time to act is now.   Here…

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This Stinks! The Minefield Created By Hoarders

This week’s column was authored by my law partner Keith Nichols , a member of our firm’s Litigation Practice Group. They say one person’s trash is another person’s treasure. For those who are members of a condominium or townhome owners’ association, one person’s trash (or treasure) is often another person’s headache. A “hoarder” may be defined…

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Telebriefs®: Kmart Paid $3.8 Million to Settle Misclassification of So-Called Exempt Employees

With the Department of Labor’s (DOL) recent changes to the salary basis test, it is no surprise that employers are being brought to court by their employees who claim that they have been misclassified as exempt employees and denied overtime pay. For instance, in a recent case, Kmart agreed to pay $3.8 million for misclassifying…

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