By John J. Baranski, Jr., Esquire The new regulations (Federal, state and local) designed to protect the Chesapeake Bay are requiring increased efforts to control and retain storm water run-off. Small, on-lot detention facilities, such as seepage pits and rain gardens, are becoming more and more common in new construction, and are in addition to …
Month: March 2016
Independent Contractor Or Employee?
By David B. Schaumann, Esquire Over the last several years federal and state agencies have targeted employers on the issue of whether independent contractors should be placed on the payroll as regular employees. The federal Department of Labor in recent years has recovered more than 1.3 billion dollars in back wages from employers for invalid …