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Employment Law: You May Be Personally Liable for Unpaid Wages
A recent Maryland high-court decision has expanded liability under the Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law (“Wage Payment Act”) to individual officers, directors, stockholders and supervisors who exert sufficient control over the employment relationship. In Campusano v. Lusitano Construction LLC, the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland discussed the “economic reality test”, which is historically…
Read MoreBusiness Law: Getting You Letters Worth in a Limited Liability Company
What Is an LLC? A limited liability company (LLC) does just that, it limits the liability of the business’s owners. This means that with limited exceptions, liability for the actions of the LLC can only be satisfied from the assets of the LLC. Personal holdings and assets of the individual owners and officers are protected…
Read MoreFirm Files Suit to Stop Unsavory Competition on Amazon.com
The Maryland Daily Record may have said it best in an article that stated “two companies could be headed for a high noon showdown in U.S. District Court over copyright infringement on engraved firearm parts.” In a federal lawsuit that made recent headlines in Maryland’s premier business and legal newspaper, Bowie & Jensen LLC is…
Read MoreLegalEase Newsletter Q2 April 2013
In case you missed our LegalEase E-newsletter from the second quarter, here is a link to the edition: http://conta.cc/10xjDhg
Read MoreConstruction 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…
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