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EEOC sues audiovisual company, alleges disability bias

August 17, 2020 Comments Off on EEOC sues audiovisual company, alleges disability bias

A Baltimore-based provider of audio-video services violated federal law last year by firing a sales administrator after denying her request to work remotely one day per week to accommodate her anxiety and depression, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleged ...

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Dundalk killer must be returned to Ohio, Md. high court says

July 1, 2020 Comments Off on Dundalk killer must be returned to Ohio, Md. high court says

Court of Appeals Judge Robert McDonald, writing for the majority, said Maryland is bound by the Interstate Agreement on Detainers’ call for prisoners to be returned to the state where they are already serving a criminal sentence. (Capital News Service Photo)

A divided Maryland high court ruled Tuesday that a man found not criminally responsible in the stabbing death of his former Dundalk landlord must head not to a state psychiatric facility but back to a prison in Ohio, where he ...

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Opioids settlement will likely be less than expected

February 17, 2020 Comments Off on Opioids settlement will likely be less than expected

Welcome to Monday, the 219th anniversary of the House of Representatives’ breaking in Thomas Jefferson’s favor an Electoral College tie for the presidency between Jefferson and Aaron Burr. Here are some news items to get your week started: — Opioids ...

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Court will weigh if Dundalk killer must be returned to Ohio

December 11, 2019 Comments Off on Court will weigh if Dundalk killer must be returned to Ohio

The Court of Appeals builiding in Annapolis. MF-D 9/20/04.

Maryland’s top court will review whether a man found not criminally responsible in the stabbing death of his former Dundalk landlord must head not to a Maryland psychiatric facility but back to a prison in Ohio, where he is serving ...

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Maryland high court: Involuntary commitment challenge survives release

August 14, 2019 Comments Off on Maryland high court: Involuntary commitment challenge survives release

A claim challenging a person’s involuntary commitment for mental health treatment does not end with the individual’s release from the facility, Maryland’s top court unanimously ruled Tuesday, citing the lasting social stigma and possible “collateral consequences” of having been institutionalized. ...

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Burned out business owners learn to relax, delegate, say no

April 3, 2019 Comments Off on Burned out business owners learn to relax, delegate, say no

In this March 26, 2019, photo Victoria Bogner poses for a photo in her office in Lawrence, Kan. While burnout is common with workers, students and caregivers, it’s particularly frustrating for entrepreneurs. Bogner, who describes herself as a perfectionist and control freak, burned out after becoming head of two financial advisory firms. “I eventually found myself spinning some huge plates as a CEO, chief investment officer, and a financial advisor with my own clientele,” says Bogner. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

Candace Barr showed all the signs: She was exhausted, stressed out and "starting to resent my clients."

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House passes bill decriminalizing attempted suicide

February 22, 2019 Comments Off on House passes bill decriminalizing attempted suicide

Del. David Moon, D-Montgomery (left), is the sponsor of a House bill to decriminalize attempted suicide. (File photo)

ANNAPOLIS – The House of Delegates on Friday passed legislation to decriminalize attempted suicide. With the House’s 103-38 vote, attention now shifts to the Senate, where the Judicial Proceedings Committee is considering similar legislation. Del. David Moon and Sen. Jeff ...

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Legislators consider bill to decriminalize attempted suicide

February 20, 2019 Comments Off on Legislators consider bill to decriminalize attempted suicide

A Baltimore police officer wraps up a line of yellow tape after blocking off Eastern Avenue in Greektown earlier this year. “I think we’re trending in the right direction,” Mayor Catherine Pugh told reporters Wednesday about the city’s crime-prevention efforts. ‘I’m excited by the work.’ (Maximilian Franz/The Daily Record)

ANNAPOLIS – A suicide attempt is evidence of a mental health problem that needs treatment, not a common-law crime that merits punishment, a state senator said Wednesday in urging his colleagues to stop treating people who try to kill themselves ...

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New Md. red-flag law is saving lives, House panel told

January 15, 2019 Comments Off on New Md. red-flag law is saving lives, House panel told

Del. Geraldine Valentino-Smith, D-Prince George's, sponsor of the House version of the "red flag" bill that went into effect Oct. 1. (The Daily Record / Bryan P. Sears)

ANNAPOLIS — A new Maryland law empowering courts to remove firearms from people found to be a threat to others or themselves has prevented violence while preserving the due-process rights of gun owners, law enforcement and judicial officials told a ...

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Editorial Advisory Board: Helping lawyers after disbarment

September 27, 2018 Comments Off on Editorial Advisory Board: Helping lawyers after disbarment

Disbarment can be devastating but it should not be a death sentence.

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