Under the Maryland Healthy Working Families Act (aka “Maryland’s paid sick and safe leave law”) passed on January 12, 2018, all Maryland businesses with 15 or more employees (including part-time, seasonal and temporary employees regularly working a minimum of 12 hours per week and calculated…
Under the Maryland Uniform Interstate Discovery Act (“Interstate Discovery Act”), “when it is necessary to obtain the testimony of a person who lives in Maryland, parties to litigation in a sister state have the very same rights as parties to litigation in a Maryland court.” …
Every construction project carries a risk of monetary loss. For example, a worker could be injured, the project could be delayed, or the owner could simply refuse to pay for certain project work. Any of those adverse occurrences (not to mention almost limitless others) would…
Any construction company doing at least $10,000 of business with the federal government as a contractor or subcontractor is required to (1) ensure that it does not discriminate against any employee or prospective employee based on sex, race, color, religion, national origin, disability or status…
Following the 2017 Legislative Session, Governor Larry Hogan signed a bill into law that will significantly change the procurement requirements for architects and engineers on State projects. The new law, which goes into effect on October 1, 2017, is found in Section 13-112 of the…
The Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) is a federal statute that was enacted to provide, among other things, wage protections for covered employees. It is best known for establishing the federal minimum wage and overtime pay requirements. The FLSA can also impose liability on one…
On December 1, 2016, changes to certain overtime pay regulations under The Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) were to go into effect. Based on a federal judge’s ruling, those changes have been put on hold for the time being, as the judge ruled that the…
The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development have recently announced new residential construction statistics for August 2016. According to the data, building permits for privately-owned housing units in August were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,139,000, down 0.4…
According to the U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce, total construction spending for July 2016 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,153.2 billion, remaining nearly the same as June’s revised estimate of $1,153.5 billion, and is 1.5 percent above the…
The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development have recently announced new residential construction statistics for July 2016. According to the data, building permits for privately-owned housing units in July were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,152,000, down 0.1…
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