Well, that was fun! Last year, on July 1, 2021, the Virginia Overtime Wage Act (VOWA) went into effect, causing significant headaches for Virginia employers because it differed starkly from the federal Fair Labor Standards...more
4/29/2022
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
General Assembly ,
Labor Code ,
Legislative Agendas ,
New Legislation ,
Over-Time ,
State Legislatures ,
Virginia ,
Wage Act ,
Wage and Hour
On March 3, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021, limiting the use of mandatory employment arbitration agreements. Until now, under the...more
Beginning this year, federal supply and service contractors and subcontractors will be required to certify that they have developed and maintained an affirmative action program (AAP) for each establishment. Previously, while...more
Hidden deep within the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 2020 is a “ban the box” provision that restricts federal contractors’ inquiries into their applicants’ criminal histories. This new provision, which went...more
As 2021 winds down, there have been a few developments regarding COVID-19 that employers should be aware of ...more
12/29/2021
/ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Class Certification ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Mandates ,
Federal Contractors ,
Masks ,
OSHA ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Quarantine ,
SCOTUS ,
Stays ,
Temporary Regulations ,
Vaccinations
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia issued a preliminary injunction on December 7, 2021, stopping the federal government from enforcing the federal contractor vaccine mandate, Executive Order...more
OSHA’s long-awaited Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) will be published in the Federal Register on November 5, 2021. The ETS applies to businesses with 100 or more employees, requiring them to either mandate the COVID-19...more
On September 9, 2021, President Biden announced an ambitious plan to increase COVID-19 vaccinations. On that same date, he signed an Executive Order on Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors (“EO”)....more
Virginia’s Department of Labor and Industry (DOLI) has made additional changes to Virginia’s safety standard on COVID in the workplace, the Permanent COVID Standard (16VAC25-220, VOSH Standard for Infectious Disease...more
On September 9, 2021, President Biden announced an ambitious plan to increase COVID-19 vaccinations. Here are the highlights of this plan with the greatest impact on private-sector employers ... ...more
Buried in the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), the massive COVID relief bill signed into law on March 11, 2021, is a provision allowing employers to continue to provide, voluntarily, Families First Coronavirus Response Act...more
This webinar discusses Virginia’s COVID Standard, OSHA COVID guidance, and other workplace COVID issues....more
3/16/2021
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Executive Orders ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Health and Safety ,
High Risk Covid Employees ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Masks ,
OSHA ,
State Labor Laws ,
Workplace Safety
Presentation by Vandeventer Black attorneys: Jonathan V. Gallo and Anne G. Bibeau.
Contact information:
Jonathan V. Gallo - jgallo@vanblacklaw.com
Anne G. Bibeau- abibeau@vanblacklaw.com
This video is for general...more
3/11/2021
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Decriminalization of Marijuana ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Marijuana ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
State Labor Laws
Presentation by Vandeventer Black attorneys: Jonathan V. Gallo and Anne G. Bibeau.
Contact information:
Jonathan V. Gallo - jgallo@vanblacklaw.com
Anne G. Bibeau- abibeau@vanblacklaw.com
This video is for general...more
This session will discuss Virginia’s new permanent standard on COVID safety, OSHA’s COVID guidance, and other COVID-related employment issues....more
This session will discuss the current state of the law in Virginia regarding marijuana, anticipated changes, and how employers should address marijuana issues, including ADA accommodation, at work.
- Virginia Law
- New...more
2/24/2021
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Decriminalization of Marijuana ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Marijuana ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
State Labor Laws ,
Webinars
After almost six years of tiptoeing around medical cannabis and decriminalization, Virginia appears poised to take the plunge into legalization of the recreational use of marijuana. On February 5, 2021, the General Assembly...more
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act’s (FFCRA) paid leave provisions have expired. The law, which was effective from April 1 through December 31, 2020, required businesses with fewer than 500 employees to provide...more
On top of all the other challenges posed by the COVID crisis, employers have had to grapple with ever-changing and contradictory guidance from the Center for Disease Control, Virginia, and various government agencies. Most...more
12/17/2020
/ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Executive Orders ,
Governor Northam ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Quarantine ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Temporary Regulations ,
Workplace Safety
On September 22, 2020, President Trump signed the Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping (“EO”). Under the EO, executive departments and agencies, the military, federal contractors, and federal grant...more
10/1/2020
/ Bias ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Colleges ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Educational Institutions ,
Employee Training ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
OFCCP ,
Race Relations ,
Sexual Stereotyping ,
Title VII ,
Trump Administration ,
Universities
The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) has proposed a new rule interpreting independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). The purpose of the proposed rule is to provide clarity as to when a worker...more
On August 3, 2020, the Southern District of New York issued an opinion invalidating certain portions of the U.S. Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) Temporary Rule on the paid leave requirements of the Families First Coronavirus...more
Following the nationwide rush to reopen, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has issued decision trees for businesses to follow in deciding when to reopen and a brochure with detailed guidance for reducing the risk of...more
It is impossible to understate the magnitude of the change in Virginia employment law in 2020. Previously, Virginia had few employment laws and provided few employee rights. The General Assembly in 2020, however, passed...more
As widely predicted, the generous federal addition of $600 per week to unemployment benefits has created a perverse disincentive to work for some laid-off employees. Businesses are finding that, as they look to spend PPP loan...more