The U.S. is one of the easiest jurisdictions in the world in which to do business1 and continues to be the world’s top destination for foreign direct investment.2 Regulatory barriers are generally low, establishing a branch...more
1/20/2025
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Business Entities ,
CFIUS ,
Corporate Governance ,
Doing Business ,
Employment Policies ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Foreign Investment ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Regulations ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management
Effective March 23, 2022, the Virginia occupational safety and health standard on COVID-19 (the Standard) has been revoked. The Standard established protocols that Virginia employers were required to follow to control,...more
On April 27, 2021, President Biden issued an executive order that will, beginning in early 2022, raise the minimum hourly wage from $10.95 to $15.00 for workers working on or in connection with covered federal contracts and...more
Last year, we discussed several major changes made to Virginia employment laws that provided new protections and rights to employees. Once again, another significant change will occur on July 1, 2021 ...more
4/20/2021
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Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Regulations ,
Minimum Salary ,
Over-Time ,
Rate of Pay ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
If your company has even one employee in Colorado, as of January 1, 2021, Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (EPEW) requires employers to notify employees within Colorado of all job postings and promotional...more
4/15/2021
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Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Job Promotions ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Regulations ,
Notice Requirements ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
On January 11, 2021, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act of 2020 (the Act). The Act has significant implications for D.C. employers, even those that do not use...more
The U.S. is one of the easiest jurisdictions in the world in which to do business1 . 1 Regulatory barriers are generally low, establishing a branch or business entity is quick and easy, labor and employment laws are much...more
On September 11, 2020, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued revised regulations under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), which generally requires employers with fewer than 500 employees to provide paid sick...more
Pay equity continues to be a complex and evolving issue for employers. Although the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) recently ended its Component 2 pay data collection, employers still face substantial...more
2/24/2020
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Compensation & Benefits ,
Data Collection ,
Deregulation ,
EEO-1 ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Pay ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Regulations ,
OFCCP ,
Pay Data ,
Pay Discrimination ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pay Gap ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Salaried Employees ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
The United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA) is noteworthy for its novel “facility specific rapid response labor mechanism” (the Rapid Response Mechanism or Mechanism). The Mechanism permits the United States or...more
2/11/2020
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Collective Bargaining ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Employee Rights ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Foreign Relations ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
International Labor Laws ,
Labor Disputes ,
Labor Regulations ,
Manufacturing Facilities ,
Mexico ,
NLRB ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
US Trade Policies
As sophisticated employers know, an employer must track and comply with developments not only in federal law, but also state and local law. This blog post details key changes in employment laws in the Commonwealth of Virginia...more
1/13/2020
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Ban the Box ,
Contract Terms ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Records ,
Exemptions ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Regulations ,
LGBTQ ,
Low-Wage Workers ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Payroll Records ,
Request For Information ,
Sexual Assault ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Sick Leave ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wages
As sophisticated employers know, an employer must track and comply with developments not only in federal law, but also state and local law. This blog post details key changes in employment laws in the District of Columbia in...more
1/13/2020
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Domestic Violence ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Food Service Workers ,
Human Rights Act ,
Labor Regulations ,
Local Ordinance ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Sexual Assault ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Tipped Employees ,
Tips ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Garnishment
Beginning on July 1, 2019, Virginia employers must, for the first time, disclose certain employment records of current and former employees upon request. See Va. Code § 8.01-413.1. This blog post answers some essential...more