Over the past 16 months, a quiet labor and employment law revolution has been underway in Virginia. In the first quarter of 2021, the Virginia General Assembly doubled down legislative initiatives, imposing several additional...more
On April 21, 2021, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed into law House Bill No. 2312 and Senate Bill No. 1406, moving the date of recreational marijuana legalization in Virginia up to July 1, 2021. The legalization...more
5/25/2021
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Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Governor Northam ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Marijuana ,
Marijuana Related Businesses ,
Medical Marijuana ,
New Legislation ,
Recreational Use
In our previous article - What Virginia Employers Might Have Missed While Managing COVID-19: The Silent Labor and Employment Law Revolution - we detailed some of the most impactful labor and employment law changes enacted by...more
Virginia has long billed itself as a business-friendly state with low taxes and commonsense employment regulations. But recent changes - largely adopted with little fanfare or scrutiny - are poised to revolutionize the labor...more
4/20/2020
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Collective Bargaining ,
Governor Northam ,
Human Rights ,
Minimum Wage ,
Misclassification ,
New Legislation ,
Public Sector ,
Public Sector Unions ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wages
In the past few months, a number of state and local developments have emerged that are likely to resonate across the country. The following is a tour of some of the most recent and significant state-specific legislation,...more
With social media pervading all facets of society (no less than 67 percent of Americans are regular users), businesses have long been concerned with their employees’ potentially detrimental social media activities. As these...more
10/2/2015
/ Best Management Practices ,
Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
NLRA ,
Passwords ,
Protected Concerted Activity ,
Social Media ,
Social Media Account Ownership ,
Social Media Policy ,
Social Networks ,
Title VII ,
User Names