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AI is transforming business operations, but its use in hiring, employment, and vendor management presents key legal challenges.

Are you confident that your estate plan reflects your current wishes and circumstances? Do you know how recent changes in federal and state law might affect your legacy and tax liability?

This summer will be the first for which Maryland employers will need to ensure compliance with the newly established heat management regulations issued by Maryland’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MOSHA), enacted in September 2024. These regulations apply to any Maryland employer whose employees engage in employment activities, indoor or outdoor, for longer than 15 minutes, in which an employee is exposed to a heat index in the area where the employee is working that equals or exceeds 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
 

Since January, multiple fundamental developments have dramatically altered the Title IX landscape, signaling a seismic shift in its interpretation and enforcement. These developments include a rapidly escalating and public feud between the Trump administration and the Maine Department of Education over Maine’s refusal to ban transgender girls from participating in school athletic competitions designated exclusively for girls. These interpretation and enforcement developments implicate issues of constitutional law, states’ rights and practical politics, and it is critical for those working in education and receiving federal funding to understand and navigate the changes.

Recreational Cannabis in Maryland (Part 2 of 2): How Will Counties Use Their Land use Regulations to Limit Dispensary Locations?

Eleventh Circuit Joins Third, Seventh, and Ninth Circuits in Ruling That USERRA Requires Paid Military Leave When Employer Provides Paid Leave For “Comparable” Absences

Change to Maryland’s Cannabis Laws Raises Questions for Employers

An Early Report on How The Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Admissions Policies Decision Is Impacting The Private Sector

Supreme Court Toughens Standard In Religious Accommodation Cases

The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: What Employers Should Know