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The Offit Kurman Women’s Connect Group Hosts Suit Drive
This content has been archived. It may no longer be relevantOn October 24, 2013, the newly established Offit Kurman Women’s Connect Group partnered with Dress for Success of Washington, DC to host a Suit Drive and networking event, collecting over 1,000 items of clothing. This was the kickoff event for The Women’s Connect Group, which…
Read|Delete 11.20.13
JFK on Taking Action: “When written in Chinese, the word ‘crisis’ is composed of two characters. One represents Danger and the other represents Opportunity.” – John Fitzgerald Kennedy Source: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/j/johnfkenn103820.html
Offit Kurman Labor and Employment Attorney quoted in The Wall Street Journal
Offit Kurman labor and employment attorney Howard Kurman was recently quoted in the WSJ in an article entitled “Union-Employers Deal Challenged.” The article reported on the recently argued Supreme Court case entitled Unite Here Local 355 v. Mulhall. The main issue argued and to be decided by the Supreme Court is whether so-called “neutrality agreements”…
Offit Kurman is Recognized in 2014 Best Law Firms by US News World Report
Offit Kurman is pleased to announce that we have been named a Tier 1 Firm in both Business Organizations and Family Law (Baltimore and DC respectively) as part of the 2014 US News and World Report Best Lawyers Best Law Firms list for 2014. The Firms included in the 2014 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized…
Friday Factoid – 11.15.13
In 2004, the National Football League and the NFL Players Association granted to Electronic Arts (EA) an exclusive license through 2012 to use in a video game the names and images of the NFL’s teams, stadia and players. This deal, which is reportedly worth $300 million, was extended through 2013. Since its first release in…
Compensation and Compliance Matters – November 15, 2013
Avoid ‘Guesstimates’ in Fair Lending Last week, a Deutsche Bank Subsidiary, MortgageIT, entered into a 12 million dollar conciliation agreement to resolve allegations that it violated fair lending laws. The allegations were that African American borrowers and Hispanics on average paid 8 to 10 points higher in price and were 65% and 72% more likely…
Bullying, Hazing and Employers
In light of the recent news articles surrounding the Miami Dolphins and the allegations of hazing and bullying, now is a great time for employers to review their own employment policies related to workplace bullying. In a recent study, 41% of all workers reported experiencing some form of bullying at work in the previous year1. …
Read|Delete 11.14.13
Veterans Day A Timeline (abbreviated) Nov. 11, 1918 The armistice, or temporary cessation of hostilities between the Allied nations and Germany, goes into effect the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. This was eight months before the signing of the Treaty of Versailles and is therefore regarded as the end of…
Intellectual Property (IP) Audit
As a business owner, you have worked tirelessly to build your company from the ground up. And, like most of today’s businesses, you have a lot invested in Intellectual Property (IP): patents, trademarks, copyrights, and licenses that protect your ideas, products, services, and brand. Your intellectual property is what sets your business apart from the…
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