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Police Riot Response review to begin This Week
A law enforcement research and advocacy group is set to begin its review Wednesday of the police response to the riots of April 27, officials said. Officials said the review by the Police Executive Research Forum, or PERF, will start with a roundtable discussion involving law enforcement agencies from across the region that assisted… Read More »
Judge rules Baltimore mayor had power to institute Curfew
BALTIMORE — A Baltimore judge Tuesday upheld the authority of the city’s mayor to declare a curfew. The ruling came as part of the case against Andy Schmidt, a man arrested for allegedly violating the 10 p.m. curfew on May 1. On that day, the same day criminal charges were filed against the six… Read More »
Baltimore Police Ordered to Maintain Open Lobbies 24/7
BALTIMORE — All Baltimore police districts received orders Tuesday to maintain lobbies that are accessible to the public 24/7. The orders come after a man claimed he had difficulties reporting an alleged mugging that took place on the Gwynns Falls Trail on June 15. Connor Meek said he was put on hold for too… Read More »
Judge Upholds Mayor’s Curfew Authority While Dismissing Charge
By Justin Fenton The Baltimore Sun Baltimore circuit judge upheld Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake’s authority to impose a curfew amid the unrest following the death of Freddie Gray, while dismissing a curfew violation charge against an Annapolis man arrested outside City Hall. Circuit Judge Paul Alpert determined that a curfew was within Rawlings-Blake’s powers as… Read More »
Frosh Pledges to Serve as the “People’s Lawyer” New attorney general sworn in by Governor
Baltimore, MD (Jan. 6, 2015) – Brian E. Frosh was installed as the 46th Attorney General of Maryland, pledging to serve as the people’s lawyer and to be an advocate for justice for all Marylanders. “We will provide sound counsel so that all branches of government operate fairly and effectively,” said Frosh. “We will… Read More »
Montgomery County, Maryland “Bans the Box”
Montgomery County, Maryland is the latest jurisdiction to “ban the box” by prohibiting private employers from making criminal inquiries on the initial employment application. Montgomery’s new law takes effect on January 1, 2015 and applies to employers with 15 or more full-time employees in the County. The law covers applicants seeking paid employment or… Read More »
Maryland v. Wynne: Sammy Sosa’s Revenge? re: State and Local Tax
Written by David Hughes, HMB Law, 11/4/2014 Some have called it the most important state and local tax case that the United States Supreme Court has heard in 20 years. The case is Maryland v. Wynne and it concerns the extent to which a state must provide credits for taxes paid to other states…. Read More »
FSLA and employment practices liability issues.
As we look back on 2014 and forward to 2015, insurers should continue to pay attention to the effect of wage and hour employment claims on Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI) coverage. Wage and hour claims brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and state law equivalents continued to rise in 2014, and… Read More »
Study: Victims of Mistakes in Hospitals Not Reporting Errors
12/11/2014 Source: Eagle-Tribune (North Andover, MA) Dec. 11–Twenty years ago, one mistake at a renowned Boston hospital cost a Boston Globe reporter her life and permanently damaged the heart of a North Andover teacher. Today, nearly one in four Massachusetts residents still believe they or someone close to them has been affected by a… Read More »
Court Takes a Step Back on Proving Abnormal Working Conditions
A little over a year ago, the state Supreme Court case of Payes v. Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Commonwealth of Pennsylvania State Police), 79 A.3d 543 (Pa. 2013), finally eased the burden, even if ever so slightly, on the injured worker attempting to prove a mental-mental claim for a psychiatric work injury and disability…. Read More »
