Member Articles

On May 5, 2021, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) withdrew the Independent Contractor Rule which had been adopted by the Trump Administration which would have made it easier for employers to categorize individu ...

Contact: Marc R. Engel, Lerch, Early & Brewer (Maryland, USA) As Maryland employers have increasingly come to learn, employee claims of unpaid overtime are among the most challenging to resolve. This is true p ...

Contact: Ann Marie Mehlert, Lerch, Early & Brewer (Maryland, USA) You are tasked with handling the due diligence for a commercial real estate loan. The dollar amount of the loan is based on the rental stream f ...

Contact: Cindi E. Cohen, Lerch, Early & Brewer (Maryland, USA) In the case of In re Adoni Group, Inc., the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York upheld the perfection of a security intere ...

In June, Montgomery County, Maryland joined several jurisdictions throughout the country in passing legislation that requires employers to provide earned sick and safe leave to certain employees working in Montgomery Cou ...

Contact: Michael J. Neary, Lerch, Early & Brewer (Maryland, USA) When employers call to discuss impending terminations, I sometimes sense my questions are viewed by clients like routine maintenance on a car: you kno ...