The Paley Rothman Blog
Paley Rothman shares this library of resources with clients and friends of the firm to help them stay ahead of legal and business developments and trends. Here, you will find helpful tips and tools written by our attorneys. The information in the blogs and articles is not a substitute for legal advice and should not be relied on as such. Should you have any questions or want legal advice, please contact the attorney who wrote the blog or article.
September 19, 2013
By
Katherine Palumbo on September 19, 2013
Several recent changes to Maryland’s recordation tax exemption law (§12-108 of the Tax-Property Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland), which took effect on July 1, 2013, should result in lower transactional costs in conjunction with the refinancing of commercial loans secured by a mortgage or deed of trust (for convenience, both will be referred to as “deed of trust”) on commercial property.
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September 4, 2013
By
Arnold Sherman on September 4, 2013
On August 29, the IRS issued its much-anticipated guidance explaining the effect of the Supreme Court’s June 2013 decision in U.S. v Windsor on the application of the sections of the Internal Revenue Code that refer to a taxpayer’s marital status.
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September 3, 2013
By on September 3, 2013
Over the past several decades, more and more grandparents have traded in their retirement plans – some voluntarily and others by necessity – and taken on the role of primary caretakers of their grandchildren. As a result of higher divorce rates, the increased drug and alcohol addiction of younger parents and a troubled economy, grandparents are, with greater frequency, interacting with their grandchildren on a daily or at least a much more frequent basis.
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August 16, 2013
Shortly before the EEOC v. Freeman case was decided, nine state attorneys general sent a letter to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) challenging the EEOC’s position on the permissible use of criminal history background checks. In particular, the letter (found here[AU2] ) addressed the lawsuits filed by the EEOC against Dollar General and BMW Manufacturing Co., LLC (“BMW”) and those companies’ use of bright-line criminal background checks in the hiring process.
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August 16, 2013
A reminder to all employers and employees about the relevance of social media in the workplace – if you’re planning something illegal, posting it publicly on Twitter (or Facebook, Instagram, or any other publicly accessible social media site) is generally a bad idea.
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