During Virginia's 2023 legislative session, a number of changes impacting employment law were passed and signed into law by Governor Glenn Youngkin. Those laws will become effective July 1. The following briefly describes...more
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Q: What are the key highlights of Maryland’s new law providing paid family and medical leave to employees?...more
As employers may already be aware, the General Assembly of Virginia enacted two statutes mandating accommodations that became effective July 1. One statute, Virginia Code Section 2.2-3909, requires employers to offer...more
The new Standard eliminates the prior tiered “risk classification” system, which graded employees’ risk levels from “lower” to “very high” risk. Instead, the revised Standard focuses on protecting unvaccinated, not fully...more
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