Your Employee Rights Are At Stake
Not surprisingly, many people who live in and around Washington, D.C., work for one of the many federal government agencies and offices headquartered in the area. Moreover, there are many more people who live in the area who work for the Maryland or Virginia...
It is important to know that LGBTQ workers have protections against discrimination in the workplace. LGBTQ workers should be familiar with these protections and how they can help ensure the protections in place are followed and that they are protected in their...
On April 11, 2020, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed into law the Virginia Values At that, effective July 1, 2020, makes substantial changes to the state’s employment discrimination laws. While several Virginia statutes address different forms of workplace...
On April 12, 2020, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed into law several important amendments to the Virginia Wage Payment Act that, effective July 1, 2020, strengthens employee protections against wage theft by their employers. While the Virginia Wage Payment Act...
On April 12, 2020, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed into law several new laws, effective July 1, 2020, aimed at combatting employer misclassification of people who work for them as independent contractors instead of employees. Under the new laws, it is presumed...
Portions of this content also availabe at https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+sum+SB1387 On April 12, 2020, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed into law new prohibitions restricting the use of covenants not to compete (“non-competes”) for low-wage...
Portions of this content are also available at https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB798 On April 12, 2020, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed into law a new sweeping provision that prohibits retaliation against employees who complain about any...
Disability discrimination is a very real problem in workplaces across the United States. Wrongful impressions and discriminatory intents can deprive qualified disabled workers from employment positions and benefits because of the actions of others. These actions...
Your vulnerability to be let go from your work depends to some extent on your job contract. Therefore, if you are let go, you should start by reading through the terms of your employment contract. In some cases, employees are protected from having their employment...
The Coca-Cola Bottlers’ Association (CCBA) is facing an ERISA lawsuit in the US District Court for the District of Kansas. The plaintiffs are participants in the association’s multiemployer 401(k) retirement savings plan. They claim that the CCBA violated ERISA...
