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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Larry Hogan signed a statewide order shutting down all “nonessential businesses” on March 23, 2020. If not designated an essential business by the order, a business had either severely restricted operations or was ...

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Summer 2021 is a great time for marketing organizations to review, renew or revise their somewhat costly (in terms of time and/or dollars) social media strategies. There are almost too many to count emerging social media platforms, so anticipate that ...

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As the deans of, respectively, the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law and the University of Baltimore School of Law, we feel a deep obligation to ensure that our schools are accessible to all Marylanders, and that ...

The 2021 Maryland General Assembly session established a host of new requirements that will affect health care providers and insurers in the State. Here are summaries of some of the new legislation. Telehealth Starting July 1, 2021, non-Medicare insurance coverage ...

Life among government leaders in Washington, D.C., in the mid-1800s was hectic during the days and a whirlwind of social activities at night. Debates in Congress were rough then, as they are today. But in the evenings, disputes were put ...

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However, with distancing, quarantine, and other similar restrictions now being loosened in several states, the thought of going on vacation again has most likely become top of mind for many. As ready as we may be to get away, vacation ...

Many Americans don’t save enough for retirement, but it’s entirely possible to save too much — at least according to the IRS. Tax laws limit how much you’re allowed to contribute to retirement accounts, and excess contributions can be penalized. ...

The union bosses of the 1800s who organized workers to fight low wages and unsafe working conditions couldn’t have dreamed of this one: A day when the onus is now on companies to make their staff as happy as possible ...

Now that mask mandates are being lifted across the country, the return to in-office work seems inevitable. However, anxiety about COVID-19 remains high due to the absence of consistent universal protocols and less-than-ideal vaccine rates, especially among children, many of ...

Small business owners in Maryland and across the country are slowly but surely regaining their footing after a uniquely challenging year. According to new research from Bank of America, business owners’ economic confidence and revenue expectations have bounced back significantly since last fall. We found that 60% of small businesses expect their revenue to increase over ...