Aug 2, 2022 | Employment Law
As I revisited our earlier blog below from 2013, I’m compelled to share that it’s always a good time to review all social media accounts at your business and protect your intellectual property. It’s important to avoid infringements of your social media business name...
Jul 21, 2022 | Employment Law
On July 12, 2022, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its guidance Q&A responses to employers relating to COVID-19 workplace issues and the ADA . Most notably, the EEOC has changed its view on when employers can mandate COVID-19 viral...
Jul 18, 2022 | Employment Law
It is a bedrock principle of U.S. law that employment discrimination on the basis of sex is prohibited under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. And, of course, hostile work environment sexual harassment is a subset of employment discrimination that involves...
Jul 11, 2022 | Employment Law
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (“Title IX”) has been front and center news lately. The statute, which is still best known as the law enacted by Congress to remediate discrimination in student athletics, officially turned 50 on June 23, 2022. That same...
Jul 6, 2022 | Employment Law
Perhaps you have been on vacation in some remote destination, or your attention has been diverted by other demands, like the House’s January 6 hearings, and you might be wondering: What’s new in higher ed? Plenty. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (“Title...
Feb 24, 2022 | Employment Law
As summarized in a recent blog post about COVID-19 workplace facemask requirements, Virginia was one of the first states in the U.S. to implement comprehensive emergency temporary COVID-19 workplace safety regulations, with a permanent set of regulations (“Permanent...
