You’ve probably heard it before – a business is like a baby. It takes so much work to give birth to a company and get it through the early stages. Finally, it grows up and becomes sustainable. You’ve done the hard work and can now enjoy a successful company while doing what you love.
There is a new law in Montgomery County that affects the employment practices of many businesses. Effective January 1, 2015, employers in Montgomery County may not inquire about arrests, accusations of crime, or criminal convictions in the job application process until after the first interview.
Jamie Hamelburg recently was elected to the Board of Directors of Transformations of Montgomery County, Inc.
To Our Clients And Friends,
As we celebrate this Thanksgiving season, we want to give special thanks to our clients and friends for your support during our ten years of service.
On May 15, 2014, Jamie Hamelburg will be on a panel of speakers addressing "Business 2.0: Now You Have a Successful Business-What's Next?"
On May 15, Jamie Hamelburg participated in a panel discussion at the Women Business Owners of Montgomery County.
We are delighted that our client, Bub & Pop's, a DC sandwich shop near Dupont Circle, received a rave review on March 26 in The Washington Post’s Weekend Section. The entire review from Tim Carman can be found here.
Even though sick leave is a customary benefit, no law requires Maryland businesses to offer sick leave -- paid or unpaid--to their employees. However, employers that do in fact offer paid sick leave (or any other form of paid leave) have certain obligations under Maryland law. [We intend to address the law in Virginia and Washington, D.C. in a forthcoming blog.]
Since Maryland is an "employment at will" state, many employers think they can terminate employees at any time and for any reason at all. While this is true generally, there are two important exceptions.
If you're an employer, you may be required by the Affordable Care Act (the "ACA") to notify your employees by October 1, 2013, about the new Health Insurance Marketplace established under the ACA. The new notification requirement applies to you if you are subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act, meaning that you employ one or more employees who are engaged in, or produce goods for, interstate commerce with generally over $500,000 in annual business.
