Title IX, enacted as part of the Education Amendments of 1972, is a federal civil rights law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. Its primary...more
1/15/2025
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Constitutional Challenges ,
Department of Education ,
Equal Protection ,
First Amendment ,
Gender Identity ,
LGBTQ ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Risk Management ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Title IX ,
Title IX Coordinator
As you may recall from our earlier alert on the (few) upcoming changes to Virginia’s Employment Laws, several bills, including those designed to reenact scheduled increases to the minimum wage rate (HB 1 and SB 1), failed to...more
Historically, the month of June brings with it multiple and detailed notices to Virginia-based employers regarding newly enacted or revised statutes with which they must comply. More recently, the number of such legal notices...more
6/26/2024
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Child Labor ,
Discipline ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Human Rights Code ,
Medical Marijuana ,
OCR ,
Posting Requirements ,
State Labor Laws ,
Veterans
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), pursuant to sections 5 and 6(g) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (the “Act”), issued their final “Non-Compete Clause Rule” (Rule). This Rule provides that non-competes...more
5/1/2024
/ Chamber of Commerce ,
Corporate Sales Transactions ,
Employment Contract ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
Franchises ,
FTC Act ,
Jurisdiction ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Nonprofits ,
Public Charities ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Tax Exempt Entities ,
Unfair Competition