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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released a new rule that revises the requirements that long-term care facilities must fulfill in order to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.  This rule, which becomes effective on November 28, 2016, is the first major update to th... Read more >

U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers, for the seventh consecutive year, name Tydings to its 2017 “Best Law Firms” list. Tydings was named to the Best Law Firms list for the Baltimore metropolitan region in 15 practice areas:  antitrust law, antitrust litigation, arbitration... Read more >

Valuation discounts for lack of control and lack of marketability can significantly reduce estate and gift taxes otherwise payable in connection with gifts or bequests of creatively-structured family enterprises.  The result is less tax paid on intra-family transfers and greater wealth accumula... Read more >

For the second consecutive year, Best Lawyers in America has named Alan Grochal the 2017 “Lawyer of the Year” in Baltimore for his bankruptcy litigation practice. Mr. Grochal has been named continuously to the Best Lawyers list since 2009 for his bankruptcy/creditors’ rights practice. Mr. G... Read more >

The Maryland legislature has joined national efforts to clamp down on misclassification of employees as independent contractors through amendments to the state unemployment law that create interest assessments on unpaid unemployment contributions, civil penalties for misclassification, and cross-age... Read more >

The Maryland legislature recently made several modifications to the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program ("PDMP"), which collects and securely stores information on drugs that contain controlled dangerous substances ("CDS") and are dispensed to patients in Maryland.  Some of these changes affec... Read more >

Tydings, a Baltimore law firm that serves businesses in Maryland, D.C., and Virginia, announces that Joseph M. Selba has joined the firm as counsel in its bankruptcy/creditors’ rights and litigation departments. Mr. Selba’s practice focuses on bankruptcy and creditors’ rights, as well as co... Read more >

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently issued new regulations creating notice requirements for employers intended to improve employee reporting of work-related injuries and illnesses.  The new regulations take effect August 10, 2016. Under these new regulat... Read more >

Maryland’s highest court just granted parental rights to individuals who are not biological or adoptive parents of children but who are considered to be de facto parents. Before this landmark decision, there were only two categories of people who could petition Maryland courts for custody or vi... Read more >

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (sometimes called the “OCR”) has launched Phase 2 of the HIPAA Audit Program.  The audits are designed to assess whether covered entities and their business associates are complying with the HIPAA Privacy, Security, an... Read more >