The partial shutdown of the federal government could have a noticeable effect on Maryland businesses, effects that may ripple into the state’s economy at large. As the shutdown continued into its 21st day Friday, the total effect it has had ...

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More companies may be held responsible for labor-law violations committed by the contractors they hire under a decision by a politically split U.S. labor board in a closely watched case.

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The Department of Labor has weighed in on when to classify workers as employees and independent contractors, issuing a 15-page memo with new interpretations of the Fair Labor Standards Act.

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The IRS failed to do background checks on some private contractors who handled confidential taxpayer information, exposing more than a million taxpayers to an increased risk of fraud and identity theft, a government investigator said Thursday.

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WASHINGTON — A Treasury investigator says nearly 700 people who work for Internal Revenue Service contractors owe $5.4 million in back taxes. That’s about 5 percent of all IRS contract workers. In a report released Wednesday, the IRS inspector general ...

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McLEAN, Va. — Federal employees are back to work, but the possibility of another government shutdown looms, creating angst for the web of contractors who work in the Washington area and beyond. Nailing down the scattershot effect on that group ...

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WASHINGTON — D.C. Councilmember Marion Barry has reported receiving thousands of dollars in gifts from two construction firms that do business with the city, and the owner of one of the firms said Thursday he gave Barry the money to ...

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FORT MEADE — For Col. Edward R. Rothstein, sequestration has gone from drill to reality. On March 1, nearly 27,820 civilian Department of Defense workers at Fort George G. Meade, where Rothstein is garrison commander, will shift to a four-day ...

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Joseph DiCarlo, PE has joined Wallace Montgomery as the associate in charge of business development. ...

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ATLANTA — The Home Depot Inc. is feeling more optimistic about the recovery of the housing market after customers spent more on sprucing up their homes in the second quarter. The country’s biggest home-improvement retailer said Tuesday that strong cost ...

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