If your home’s value has soared, congratulations. If you decide to sell, beware. Financial adviser James Guarino says some clients don’t realize that home sale profits are potentially taxable until their returns are prepared — and by that time, they ...
Read More »The ins and outs of no-poach provisions
No-poach provisions are agreements that prohibit one company from hiring another company’s employees. This article addresses whether no-poach provisions violate applicable antitrust laws, and more specifically, the conditions under which no-poach provisions are legal. No-poach provisions are often horizontal restraints; ...
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Read More »Don’t harm small business franchisees
Without the COVID-19 pandemic driving the news cycle, some political figures on Capitol Hill are back to their favorite pastime: making big business America’s boogeyman.
Tagged with: Franchises Small business
Read More »We need more social studies in our schools
The founders of the United States were intentionally building a nation based on the ideals of the Enlightenment, a movement centered on individual happiness, knowledge and reason. This new approach to defining a country – rather than basing it on ...
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Read More »Talking legal ethics over dinner
The atmosphere of legal practice is rightfully infused with ethical rules and aspirations. The Rules of Professional Conduct for Maryland lawyers are contained in Chapter 300 of the Maryland Rules. Some rules are broader than one might think and require ...
Tagged with: legal ethics Maryland Rules of Professional Conduct Paul Mark Sandler
Read More »Money with no strings attached
When people living in poverty in countries like Malawi, Indonesia and Ecuador receive cash payments without having to do anything in return, they have better health, according to a scientific review of a large body of research. To reach that ...
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Read More »Religion and the anti-abortion movement
The leaked draft of Justice Samuel Alito’s opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which has sent shock waves across the United States, indicates that a majority of Supreme Court justices will likely overturn the constitutional right to an ...
Tagged with: abortion religion Steven K. Green
Read More »Trust-based philanthropy is growing in popularity
With most foundations, the board of directors and top executives set all funding priorities. Nonprofits seeking money from those funders, in turn, must demonstrate an intention to do work that conforms to those priorities. The same system prevails with many ...
Read More »Maryland already is confronting the climate crisis
Another Earth Day has come and gone. For over 50 years we have marked April 22 as a reminder of the obligations we have to protect the environment for the benefit of all life on the planet. But here in ...
Tagged with: climate change Joe Nathanson
Read More »Policymakers must protect Maryland’s life sciences industry
Maryland’s biotech industry has been vital to the national COVID-19 response, from developing treatments to improving diagnostic tests. COVID-19 is not the first time our state led the nation’s response to a public health challenge. Maryland companies and organizations were ...
Tagged with: COVID-19 vaccines intellectual property life sciences industry Martin Rosendale
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