Client Alert
September 11, 2019
Federal Housing Administration Issues New Condominium Approval Regulations
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Employment Law: Advanced Issues and Answers – One-Day Live Seminar
September 10, 2019
Trying to keep up with the intricate web of agencies governing employment law and the increasing number of legislative changes each year can be overwhelming for even the most experienced attorney or human resource director. Are you up to date on the latest legal developments and able to confidently advise clients on employment law issues? Avoid inadvertent violations of state and federal regulations. Attend this seminar and learn from seasoned practitioners as they discuss tips and techniques for handling advanced-level issues. Register today!
Financial Considerations For Condominium Certifications
September 4, 2019
Due to the relatively high prices of condominiums in the Washington DC, Virginia, and Maryland areas, FHA financing has always played a big part in the condominium market. Interesting fact, the mortgage limits for FHA jumbo loans in the DC metro area and other jurisdictions in VA and MD can be as high as $726,525 for fiscal year 2019. However, the FHA condominium approval process and the regulations that guide it are constantly changing.
Community Associations Newsletter August 2019
August 1, 2019
Enforcement of architectural standards.
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Community Associations Newsletter June 2019
June 19, 2019
2019 Legislative Updates
Community Associations Newsletter April 2019
April 19, 2019
LET ME IN! - The Trials and Tribulations of Condominium Unit Enforcement Cases
Means & Methods: Newsletter of the Rees Broome Construction Law Group
February 7, 2019
On your current project and like many general contractors, you front end loaded your schedule of values, perhaps excessively. The project has been humming along as planned, with the owner paying all of your payment requests without objection. But now halfway into the project, the owner decides to delete some of the work, and in particular a detail that is only 25 percent complete. As allowed by the contract, the owner issues a deductive change directive in writing to delete the remaining work for this activity and demands a credit. What should you do, and how much credit must you allow?
HOW TO PROTECT YOUR COMPANY’S INTERESTS IN VIRGINIA UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION CLAIMS
February 7, 2019
Unemployment insurance benefits provide temporary financial assistance to workers who are unemployed through no fault of their own and who meet Virginia’s eligibility requirements. It is reasonable to want those who are unemployed through no fault of their own to receive financial assistance as the law allows, but prudent to not want to bear the cost of providing compensation to those who should not receive it.
Employment Law Alert - Changes to Overtime Rule Delayed and Possibly Ended
February 7, 2019
As employers are aware, the Obama administration made changes to the salary-based exemption regulation requiring employers to pay more than double the amount of salary to employees in order to take advantage of the exemption from paying overtime. The changes to the regulation required employers to pay salary-based exempt employees $913 per week on a salary basis instead of paying $455 per week on a salary basis.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND HAS ENACTED AN EARNED SICK AND SAFE LEAVE LAW
February 7, 2019
By Susan Richards Salen October 612016 Montgomery County, Maryland has enacted an Earned Sick and Safe Leave Law ("Law") effective October 1, 2016. Most employers in the County will have to provide most of their employees with up to 56 hours of paid sick and safe leave. The leave is accrued at the rate of one hour of paid leave for every 30 hours worked capped at not more than 56 hours of leave a year. Small employers (defined as employers with less than 5 employees) have to provide only 32 hours of paid leave and 24 hours of unpaid leave.