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It seems that every week there are new and salacious reports of sexual misconduct, which have sparked the #MeToo and Time’s Up movements. A common thread in the news reports has been that the misconduct occurred in the workplace, with higher-ups demanding sexual favors of employees and creating a hostile work environment. 
Sexual harassment not only subjects the wrongdoer to potential criminal or civil liability, it also poses risks for employers who may have looked the other way and tolerated unlawful behavior. NBC is a good case in point; it has come under fire for its handling of the multiple sexual harassment claims brought against news anchor Matt Lauer.
Companies can, and should, take steps to prevent their workplaces from becoming the type of environment where sexual harassment festers.

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Electronic signatures, also called e-signatures, are becoming commonplace. According to P&S Market Research, the global digital signature market is expected to reach $2.9 billion by 2022.  E-signatures can help to close deals quickly and efficiently, but if you think that all e-signatures are alike and have the same enforceability in the event of a contract dispute, think again.  It is essential that businesses choosing to forgo paper signatures understand the ins and outs of collecting e-signatures.

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On October 5, Jamie Hamelburg appeared on Executive Leaders Radio, the #1 business weekly radio show in the Mid-Atlantic States. 

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Montgomery County is imposing a new requirement on all employers regardless of their size.  Starting October 1, 2016, employers must give paid “sick and safe” leave to almost all of their employees.

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Jamie Hamelburg to speak on Advanced Business Contracts at the National Business Institute seminar in November 2016.  Register here for the November 15 Seminar.

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Please join us congratulating Jamie Hamelburg for her recent admission to the Virginia Bar!

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Jamie Hamelburg will be presenting "ABCs of Starting a Business" for the Maryland Women's Business Center on February 4.

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Press, Dozier & Hamelburg congratulates Jamie Hamelburg for gaining admission to the Virginia Bar.  Ms. Hamelburg is now licensed to practice law in Maryland, Washington, DC, and Virginia.

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Jamie Hamelburg has been awarded a special Client's Choice award from the attorney ranking company AVVO for her commercial real estate and business law practice.

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If you hire an employee in 2015, you might be eligible for certain Maryland tax credits depending on where your business is located and the type of employee you hire.

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