Thursday, Aug 28, 2025
Employment Law Update: Expansion of Virginia’s Non-Compete Restrictions
Employment law update- Virginia Code Section 40.1-28.7:8 has been amended effective July 1, 2025, to expand the definition of low-wage employees to... Read more »
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Thursday, Aug 29, 2024
Noncompete Enforcement Update: Ryan, LLC v. FTC
Wendy Alexander provides a legal update on Ryan, LLC v. FTC in relation to her coverage of past rulings. U.S. District Court... Read more »
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Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Employment Law Updates
Federal Trade Commission’s Final Rule Banning Non-Competes is Published on May 7, 2024 After months of input on a proposed rule,... Read more »
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Thursday, Dec 16, 2021
Current Status of Recent Executive Orders, OSHA Rules, and the Effect on Various Employers
President Joe Biden’s announced vaccine-or-testing policy for private businesses with at least 100 employees, has come under legal challenges and the previously... Read more »
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Wednesday, Sep 22, 2021
Virginia Employers Need to Revisit Their COVID-19 Workplace Protocols with the Recent Amendment to Virginia’s Permanent Standard
The Safety and Health Code Board of the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry (DOLI) voted and approved updates to the previous... Read more »
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Friday, Feb 12, 2021
Virginia Adopts Permanent Standard in Response to COVID-19
The Virginia Safety and Health Codes Board recently voted to approve a permanent safety and health standard (“Permanent Standard”) requiring employers to... Read more »
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Friday, Dec 18, 2020
New COVID-19 Restrictions in Virginia
As most Virginians are aware, Governor Northam announced additional COVID-19 related restrictions statewide that went into effect at 12:01 a.m. on Monday,... Read more »
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Friday, Jul 24, 2020
Virginia Issues Mandatory COVID-19 Workplace Related Requirements for Employers
The Virginia Safety and Health Codes Board recently adopted §16VAC25-220 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS), Infectious Disease Prevention for SARS-CoV-2 Virus That Causes... Read more »
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Thursday, Jun 25, 2020
Virginia Businesses May Soon Be Required to Implement Workplace Safety Mandates
The Virginia Department of Labor and Industry has proposed Emergency Temporary Regulations that are still in the process of being finalized, which... Read more »
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