Mar 23, 2021 | Employment Law
Do you have an employee whose performance isn’t cutting it? If so, you will want to read this summary of the considerations and steps to take before terminating an employee. Many employers fire employees without following some basic procedures that take little effort...
Mar 23, 2021 | Employment Law
While employers strive to minimize the occurrence of workplace conflicts, complaints about employee conduct may still arise. When the complaint involves allegations of discrimination or other unlawful conduct, it is important for the employer to promptly and...
Mar 23, 2021 | Employment Law, Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes requirements regarding the compensation of employees working in the private sector and in federal, state, and local government positions. To protect employees, the FLSA also prohibits retaliation by employers against...
Mar 23, 2021 | Employment Law, Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
For employers located in the greater Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, keeping up with multiple states’ employment law requirements can be challenging. Virginia closely tracks the federal laws that govern employers on issues such as the Family Medical Leave Act...
Mar 23, 2021 | Employment Law
With another summer approaching, you may be considering hiring an unpaid intern for the summer months. The process for doing so seems cut and dry. However, litigation around unpaid internships has recently increased due to several lawsuits where interns sued their...
Feb 3, 2021 | Employment Law
Now that COVID-19 vaccines are becoming more widely available in the U.S. and a larger percentage of individuals have been vaccinated, the perception also seems to be growing that employees, now protected against the virus, can just stop wearing their face coverings...
