On June 14, 2017, Delaware Governor John Carney signed a new law to address the pay gap between men and women by prohibiting prospective employers from asking job applicants about their salary history. Delaware’s law, which...more
6/20/2017
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender Equity ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
New Legislation ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pay Gap ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Wage and Hour
The Supreme Court of Virginia, in Johnston v. William E. Wood & Associates, Inc., No. 151160 (June 2, 2016), recently answered the question of what constitutes "reasonable notice" for terminating an at-will employee. The...more
Since early 2012, 21 states have enacted some form of "password protection" law. Although these laws vary substantially by state, their common thread is the intention to restrict employers' ability to access content in...more
6/18/2015
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Employee Rights ,
Employment Policies ,
Hiring & Firing ,
New Legislation ,
Passwords ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Social Media ,
Social Media Policy ,
Young Lawyers
March 30, 2015 Authors: Philip Gordon and Joon Hwang As many state legislatures open their 2015 sessions, Virginia has become the first this year — and most likely not the last — to continue the legislative trend towards...more
Legislation to restrict employers' access to applicants' and employees' personal online content continues its rapid expansion in 2014. Three weeks after Wisconsin became the 13th state to adopt its own social media password...more
5/14/2014
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Electronic Communications ,
Electronic Devices ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
New Legislation ,
Privacy Laws ,
Privacy Policy ,
Right to Privacy ,
Social Media ,
Social Networks ,
Workplace Investigations