Whether you are a founder or a manager, growing a company from scratch is an exciting process. For most companies, this process will involve the hiring and management of employees at a rapid pace....more
4/24/2024
/ Civil Rights Act ,
Compliance ,
Emerging Growth Companies ,
Employee Handbooks ,
Employment Contract ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Form I-9 ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Leave of Absence ,
Misclassification ,
Noncompliance ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Startups ,
Wage and Hour
On the latest episode of Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion, host Brydon DeWitt is joined by Amanda Weaver, an attorney with our firm’s Labor, Employment and Immigration Practice, who explains the United States Department...more
The United States Department of Labor (DOL) on Wednesday announced publication of its Final Rule addressing independent contractor misclassification under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. The Final Rule (Rule) was...more
Companies of all shapes and sizes continually grapple with how to foster and maintain a productive, respectful work environment. Part and parcel of this objective is ensuring that the workplace complies with the various...more
5/23/2018
/ #MeToo ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Background Checks ,
Employee Evaluations ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Misclassification ,
NLRA ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Record Retention ,
Retaliation ,
Risk Management ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Social Media Policy ,
Wage and Hour
In recent years, various initiatives and enforcement efforts on both the state and federal level have arisen in an attempt to combat the misclassification of employees as independent contractors. Misclassification occurs when...more
The Virginia Department of Labor and Industry (“DOLI”) has recently announced the implementation of a new Virginia Occupational Safety and Health (“VOSH”) policy directed at preventing the misclassification of workers in VOSH...more
Classifying a worker as an independent contractor rather than an employee significantly affects an employer’s obligations towards the worker and can result in liability for misclassification. Employees are entitled by law to...more
On August 14, 2014, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe signed Executive Order 24 to establish an inter-agency task force on worker misclassification and payroll fraud. The task force is a response to a 2012 report of the...more