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Virginia has drawn a bright line for employers: If you terminate an employee without cause and don’t provide for severance, you cannot enforce a noncompete. Governor Abigail Spanberger recently signed SB170 into law...
On August 26, 2026, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel (GC) Crystal Carey publicly identified the cases she is urging the Board to overturn, including several significant Biden-era precedents. This...
Q We’re a nonprofit employer that has an employee whose spouse suffered a severe injury. Are we required to indefinitely provide a salary and Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave to this employee to care for the...
The Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures (UGESP) purported to require employers of 15 or more employees to track the impact of tests and other selection procedures used in employment decision-making by...
Q If we require employees to use their personal vehicle for work, are we legally obligated to reimburse them for mileage or other vehicle-related expenses even if their pay wouldn’t fall below the minimum wage if we didn...
Typically, employees can sue their employers for sex discrimination or retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. But now, a case before the U.S. Supreme Court could provide employees of federally...
In early September, the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) issued Opinion Letter FLSA2026-11, addressing a question many employers with large or sprawling worksites have faced: Does mandatory walk...
On July 23, 2026, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a proposed rule to rescind and remove the regulation that requires employers with more than 100 employees and most federal contractors with at...
I once settled a case in exchange for an apology. The parties had spent plenty of time talking about the law, the facts, and the value of the claims. In the end, what mattered most to the employee was hearing someone...
Most people detest conflict in the workplace. And when it culminates or manifests via an employee outburst, it can drain morale and even lead to legal headaches. These situations often result in employee discipline. The...
Employers are regularly part of the collection process when an employee is ordered to pay child support or maintenance. Based on state law, a court order for child support shall constitute an assignment of all income...
A short-term continuing resolution (CR) was enacted and signed on September 2, keeping the federal government funded at fiscal year (FY) 2026 levels through December 11, 2026, and averting an October 1 government...
On September 14, EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas posted a video urging American workers to file national origin discrimination charges as part of the Trump administration’s push against foreign workers. She claimed...
Accenture agreed to pay $25M to settle allegations it violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by falsely certifying that it complied with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Although Accenture denied the allegations...
As predicted in the September FELI, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel (GC) Crystal Carey has set a new course for the Republican-controlled Board. Following soon after the installation of new member...
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