Maryland had previously enacted two important - and troubling - sets of tax changes: a new tax on digital advertising and a substantial expansion of its sales tax to digital products and services. As a result of several...more
With gatherings larger than 50 people banned and the State House cleared of visitors, on March 18, 2020, Maryland’s legislature approved HB 732, which contains a massive new punitive tax on digital advertising services, and...more
Senate Bill 1080 which was cross-filed with House Bill 1663, were recently passed by both the House (March 17, 2020) and the Senate (March 18, 2020). The Bill is on its way to Governor Hogan, who is expected to sign it into...more
Employers are abuzz about the upcoming start of the Maryland Healthy Working Families Act, which goes into effect this Sunday, February 11, 2018. Contrary to some local news reports, efforts to delay this bill have not yet...more
On April 5, 2017, the Maryland General Assembly passed the Maryland Healthy Working Families Act (the “Act”) which, if approved by Governor Larry Hogan, would require employers with 15 or more employees to provide their...more
New York and Vermont have both banned the controversial drilling technique known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. Maryland is on the verge of joining that list....more
“Obamacare, but for retirement plans” is one way to describe recent state initiatives to establish automatic enrollment into individual retirement accounts (IRAs). One big difference, of course, is that the Affordable Care...more