The Washington Post article quotes Tim Maloney, principal at JGL, regarding this settlement. The article is entitled “Montgomery to pay $9.7 million to settle Damascus sex assault claims.”
Maloney and a JGL team represented one of the four former football players and his family. Maloney credits attorneys Matthew Bryant and Alyse Prawde as well as the rest of the team that contributed to this victory.
Erika Jacobsen White, Principal at Joseph Greenwald & Laake, P.A., commented, “Workers in the U.S., and in particular low wage workers, already face significant risks in bringing forward claims of discrimination when their employers interfere with their FMLA rights.
The lived reality for many workers means that taking the unpaid leave afforded to them under the FMLA, if they qualify at all, is already extremely challenging and can mean financial hardship. The courts should not enact further judicially created barriers to worker rights where none exist in the plain language of the law. Congress was clear that employers should not be permitted to simply claim that they believed that a worker was taking leave for something other than its intended purpose in order to take an adverse employment action against them. To do so will only incentivize employers to further restrict worker rights, and undermine the spirit of the law.”
You can read the entire Law360 article here.
In this episode of JGL LAW FOR YOU, Debora Fajer-Smith and David Bulitt discuss the issues arising around filing for Workers Compensation with rising temperatures and extreme hot weather conditions.
JGL Principal David Bulitt and renowned Family Law practitioner spoke with Angela Stribling’s nationwide radio show Pillow Talk, streaming now on YouTube.
Exactly three years ago on August 31, 2020 – JGL LAW FOR YOU was created to bring you up close and personal with our lawyers who will be discussing how to navigate the many legal processes, developments in the law, other current events, and how they may affect you. We welcome you to join us for our season 3rd season of JGL Law For You, Stay Tuned!
JGL Principal Tim Maloney represents the Prince George’s County airport in their zoning amendment efforts to allow the redevelopment of this airport.
Timothy Maloney, the lawyer for the airport, called the Maryland Supreme Court decision “an extremely important decision for the future of land use development in Maryland in an Article that appeared in The Daily Record.
JGL Principal Lindsay Parvis was featured in the August 24, 2023 issue of The Daily Record in an article entitled “Grappling with the Resistant Child in a Custody Dispute.”
Here, various aspects of child resistance and alienation are discussed in relation to a child’s rejection of a parent in contested custody matters.
Divorce in and of itself is an emotional, challenging and life changing process. Individuals going through divorce experience higher rates of cancer, heart disease, diabetes and other chronic ailments.
Mental illness, substance abuse, insomnia and depression also increase during the course of and subsequent to a divorce. And that is just the adults. The statistics for children of separation and divorce are staggering – increased depression, anger, anxiety, loneliness, impulsive behaviors and acting out – just to name a few.
Children of divorced parents can find themselves isolated as they often have difficulty keeping and maintaining friendships. In this day and age of smartphones and social media, that isolation can prove particularly harmful and destructive.
I have been representing folks going through separation and divorce for almost 37 years. I have litigated and tried countless custody matters in many of Maryland’s counties and the District of Columbia. When I am involved in a case where parents are fighting over their kids, I often relate a courthouse story from the early 1990’s. I was representing a father of three children who had spent more than a year of contentious and ferocious litigation with his spouse. Unable to decide for themselves where their children would live and who would make decisions for them, the miserable journey was about to culminate with a three-day trial before a local circuit court judge. At 9:30 in the morning, our judge (I have changed his name for the purposes of the story) entered the courtroom and sat behind the bench, banged his gavel and peered down at the parents, their lawyers and several potential witnesses seated in the gallery behind. He then gave a brief speech that I remember – almost word for word – to this very day. “Folks,” he said, “my name is Judge Theodore Jones. I was appointed by the governor to this circuit court bench. I am paid by the State of Maryland to hear cases and make decisions. Today and for the next three days, I will start at 9:30 in the morning, break for an hour between 12:00 and 1:00 in the afternoon for lunch and then return each day until 4:30 pm at which time we will stop these proceedings. During those eighteen or so hours, I will listen to the two of you, your lawyers and your witnesses. When it is all over three days from now, I will retire to my chambers, think about what I have heard for maybe a half hour or so, then come out and render my decision. A decision that will affect your lives and the lives of your children probably for the rest of their lives. When I am done, I will leave here and go out and hit a couple buckets of golf balls, and probably never think of the two of you or children – ever again.”
Once he was sure that he had our attention, the Judge finished with this: “Now you can let me make this decision – the decision I am paid to make or you can take the next few minutes, speak with your lawyers and see if the two of you – the parents of these children – have the common sense to put your heads together, stop being selfish, and decide yourselves what is best for your children. If not, I’ll be back shortly and will do it for you.”
I won’t say whether the Judge’s monologue resulted in these two folks settling the case. As heavy handed as it seems, it most certainly got their attention. After all, I don’t think any parent had children thinking they would leave decisions regarding those children to a stranger in a black robe.
Since it is unlikely divorce is going to end anytime soon, I very much doubt that differences of opinion and conflict over parenting are likely to recede either. If the divorcing couple is willing to see the other parent’s perspective – whether they agree with it or not – and not just be willing, but dedicated, to find a way to communicate and work through those differences, they can minimize the adverse effects of the divorce on their children.
Here are just a few tips designed to assist separated or divorced parents in navigating the complexities of co-parenting from different households:
While separation and divorce can be an arduous and formidable process, we as parents can try to make it less so for those members of our family who did not ask for it and can often be caught right in the middle – our children. Do what parents are supposed to do – help them.
“Telling Your Employees How to Travel to Work? A Cautionary Tale for Knowing Your State and Local Requirements,” HR.com
In an article published on August 21, 2023 in HR.com’s Workforce Management, Time & Attendance, Excellence section, Brian Markovitz discusses how understanding state variances in travel time laws is vital for employers to ensure compliance and prevent legal repercussions.
“Before issuing a travel time policy, employers should know their state and local legal and regulatory requirements. Depending on where the travel time is taking place, that time could very well be compensable work, especially if the employer takes any part in deciding how it occurs.”
To read the full article, click here (PDF).
August 17, 2023 – Joseph, Greenwald & Laake, P.A. is pleased to announce that 13 of its attorneys have been included in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and an additional attorney has been named to the 2024 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America list.
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Joseph, Greenwald & Laake, P.A., is a trusted law firm serving Washington, DC, and the suburban Maryland area. For more than 50 years, JG: has represented a variety of clients, including individuals, small businesses and multimillion-dollar corporations. From simple to complex legal needs, the attorneys of JGL are prepared to deliver strategic solutions with high standards. For more information, please visit the firm’s website at jgllaw.com.
JGL principal David Bulitt provided content for the MSBA Legal Summit Series.
Here you can find his presentation, entitled We Don’t Have Time, We Make Time | Maryland State Bar Association – MSBA
JGL Senior Counsel Michal Shinnar was quoted in the Baltimore Sun commenting about the controversial meme previously shared about the death of George Floyd three years ago.
Maryland State Police Corporal Jason Oros’ meme was texted to members of the task force he helped supervise, a mere eight days after George Floyd’s murder by Minneapolis officers. This sparked an internal investigation that lasted three years, and eventually allowed Oros to retire receiving full retirement benefits. Shinnar called the meme degrading and offensive and particularly egregious.
