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Construction Law: April Showers Bring May Delay Claims
The construction industry is getting ready to awake from winter hibernation. Longer daytime hours and warmer weather also marks the beginning on various construction projects, Unfortunately, Mother Nature does not always cooperate with even the best planned construction schedules. April showers bring May flowers, as well as delay claims. The construction industry must address the…
Read MoreEmployment Law: Top Employer Concerns for 2013
Many employers may be surprised to learn that their personnel policies and procedures may actually violate the National Labor Relations Act, especially if they operate in a union-free environment. Here are the top concerns employers should be made aware of in 2013. Employee Manual Language Under the National Labor Relations Act (NRLA), non-union employees have…
Read MoreA Detective for your Divorce
Bowie & Jensen Attorney Matthew G. Hjortsberg joins Private Investigator Jules Dorner as a special guest speaker at the upcoming Baltimore County Bar Association dinner event “Investigating Your Divorce Case by Private Investigator and Intercepting Emails.” The program, sponsored by the BCBA’s Family Law Committee, will focus on the mutually beneficial relationship between family law…
Read MoreEstate Planning: Prepare for the worst, and plan for a great Spring vacation
Spring vacation season approaches and people are beginning to plan on how to overfill suitcases with swimsuits, sunglasses and beach accessories. As families make arrangements to fly somewhere distant together, dark thoughts sometimes cross the sunny landscape. “What if the plane goes down with all of us aboard? Do I have a current Will? If…
Read MoreBowie & Jensen Attorney Testifies to the Maryland House of Delegates Against HB599
Bowie & Jensen LLC attorney Michael Smith testified against HB599 on behalf of the Maryland Chamber of Commerce in a recent reading before the Judicial Committee of the Maryland House of Delegates. On January 31st Maryland Delegates Glenn and Conoway introduced HB599 a bill which would require companies with 10 or more employees to compensate…
Read MoreTax Law: Important Information Regarding Accu-pay Inc. the “Payroll Specialists”
Bowie-Jensen, LLC wishes to alert our clients about a recent development involving a local payroll company called Accu-pay Incorporated in Bel Air, Maryland. If your business employed Accu-pay to manage your employee’s payrolls, your payroll taxes may have been withheld from the IRS. Wags Inc. also known as the Emergency Animal Hospital filed suit in…
Read MoreGovernment Contracts: Specificity of Contractor Bids
When submitting a bid, it is the duty of the party making the offer to demonstrate an understanding of the project requirements. This means that the party making the offer must include an adequate approach to performing all requirements and make the written bid specific enough as to leave nothing up to interpretation or misunderstanding…
Read MoreIntellectual Property Law: America Invents Act and Critical Changes to Contracting Practices
Bowie & Jensen’s Michael Oliver explains the legal impact of the recent America Invents Act (AIA) and what type of changes it means for intellectual property law.
Read MoreEstate Planning: A New Measure of Certainty for Estate Planning
The new American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 enacted in response to the infamous Fiscal Cliff now provides estate and financial planners with more definite rules for the foreseeable future. The Federal estate tax exemption was set to drop from $5.12 million per person to $1 million per person in 2013. This would have meant…
Read MoreEmployment Law: Effect of Same-Sex Marriage Law on Employers’ Legal Obligations
The legalization of same-sex marriage in Maryland was brought to referendum in the form of “Question 6” in the 2012 election. The much publicized and hotly debated issue passed by a wide margin, allowing couples of the same gender to obtain a state recognized marriage license for the first time.
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