For months, Virginia employers have heard about the new wave of employee-friendly legislation that will create additional costs and challenges for Virginia employers. Today, as Virginia enters Phase 3 of its reopening plan,...more
7/1/2020
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Human Rights Act ,
Low-Wage Workers ,
New Legislation ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Notice Requirements ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Private Right of Action ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
Seyfarth Synopsis: Virginia has been making headlines this year with an aggressive employment legislation agenda. Employers have come to expect “pro employee” legislation in California, New York and some other states, but not...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The next round of employer obligations - primarily posting and notice requirements - for DC Paid Family Leave (“PFL”) takes effect on February 1, 2020. Therefore, covered employers need to act now to meet...more
1/27/2020
/ Covered Employees ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Labor Regulations ,
Local Ordinance ,
Notice Requirements ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Posting Requirements ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Wage and Hour
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Fourth Circuit recently found that reducing a current employee’s voluntary overtime opportunities – despite the absence of a reduction in overall income – could be considered a tangible or materially...more
1/25/2019
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Harassment ,
Hostile Environment ,
Internal Investigations ,
Internal Reporting ,
Over-Time ,
Retaliation ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Wage and Hour
Seyfarth Synopsis: In an advice memorandum issued on December 18, 2015, but just released to the public at the end of August, 2016, an Associate General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board opined that an employer’s...more