Amy Folsom Kett

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Virginia to ban non-competes for non-exempt employees, effective July 1, 2025

On March 24, 2025, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin signed Senate Bill 1218 into law, expanding the Commonwealth’s restrictions on non-competition agreements. Effective July 1, 2025, Virginia employers will be prohibited from...more

5/13/2025  /  Employee Rights , Employer Responsibilities , Exempt-Employees , Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) , New Legislation , Non-Compete Agreements , Non-Exempt Employees , Over-Time , State Labor Laws , Wage and Hour

D.C. requires employers to adopt COVID-19 worker protection policies, increases retaliation protections

A new D.C. emergency law titled “Protecting Businesses and Workers from COVID-19 Emergency Amendment Act of 2020” (Act), signed by the Mayor on August 13, 2020, requires all private employers and D.C. agencies to take...more

9/3/2020  /  Anti-Retaliation Provisions , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Employer Liability Issues , Employer Responsibilities , Infectious Diseases , Local Ordinance , Personal Protective Equipment , Social Distancing , Workplace Safety

Virginia to finalize nation’s first COVID-19 workplace safety standards

After several weeks of discussion, the Virginia Safety and Health Codes Board (Board) on July 15, 2020 adopted the nation’s first workplace safety standards designed to establish requirements for employers to control,...more

7/17/2020  /  Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Employer Liability Issues , Employer Responsibilities , Personal Protective Equipment , Re-Opening Guidelines , Return-to-Work Agreements , Social Distancing , Workplace Safety

CDC provides updated guidance and toolkit for employers preparing to re-open

CDC provides updated guidance and toolkit for employers preparing to re-open - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) continues to release workplace re-opening guidance, both generally and for employers...more

6/3/2020  /  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Employer Liability Issues , Employer Responsibilities , Manufacturing Facilities , Meat Processing Plants , Re-Opening Guidelines , Restaurant Industry , Retailers , Workplace Safety

Practical and legal considerations for reopening U.S. worksites related to COVID-19

Many U.S. employers are eager to reopen their worksites and to resume more normal in-person operations. But resumption of business while the country continues to face the risk of COVID-19 infections presents significant legal...more

5/1/2020  /  Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Employer Responsibilities , Health and Safety , Re-Opening Guidelines , Return-to-Work Agreements , Risk Management , Screening Procedures , Social Distancing , Virus Testing , Workplace Safety
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