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The District of Columbia joined Delaware, Illinois, West Virginia and Maryland by enacting legislation to give additional protections to pregnant workers.  On October 24, 2014, the District of Columbia enacted the “Protecting Pregnant Workers Fairness Act of 2014” (PPWFA or the Act).   Provided that Congress does not disapprove of the PPWFA, the PPWFA will become effective sometime in late 2014.  The PPWFA gives pregnant employees and applicants, and recently pregnant employees (those who have recently given birth) and applicants, broad protections that might not otherwise be available to t

December 12, 2017

Rees Broome, PC

The Virginia Common Interest Community Ombudsman issued its 2016-17 Report which provides details on the number and types of common interest community complaints adjudicated by that office during the reporting period.

Amending Government Documents

Assistance Animals

September 10, 2018

Erik W. Fox, Esq.

(9/6/2018)

MARYLAND LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

The Fairfax Board of Supervisors voted on July 31, 2018 to permit short term rentals within the County.

SHORT-TERM RENTALS will be allowed in single-family homes, townhouses, condos, mobile homes and apartments. Per the Fairfax County website, the rules are:

• Owners or renters must be permanent residents of the property they offer for short-term lodging. This limitation is to prevent businesses from operating multiple, full-time rentals, like a hotel or motel, in residential neighborhoods.

Electronic Voting and Notices – Is it Time to go Electronic?

Rees Broome, PC is proud to announce that Ursula Koenig Burgess, a Shareholder with the firm, was selected to be the 2019 President-elect of the Community Associations Institute, an international organization with over 37,000 members devoted to serving, supporting, and educating community association board members, managers and business partners.  Ursula will serve as President-elect for 2019 and then as President in 2020.