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Employment Litigation Freedom of Information Act

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DOL/VETS SALUTE Program for USERRA Compliance: Considerations for Employers

On July 24, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (DOL/VETS) launched a program for employers to seek guidance for ensuring compliance with the Uniformed Services Employment and...more

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Ninth Circuit Orders Release of Federal Contractor EEO-1 Reports

On July 30, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that the Department of Labor (“DOL”) must disclose federal contractor EEO-1 Reports requested by the Center for Investigative Reporting (“CIR”). The...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Appellate court orders disclosure of contractors’ EEO-1 Reports

The Ninth Circuit rules that FOIA does not protect data from disclosure.  As we previously reported, the Center for Investigative Reporting and its reporter Will Evans are battling the U.S. Department of Labor over its...more

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FOIA and Discovery in Employment Litigation: What Happens in Closed Session Does Not Necessarily Stay in Closed Session

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Pursuant to FOIA, a public body may hold a closed meeting for, among other purposes discussion about personnel matters related to specific employees.  See Va. Code § 2.2-3711(A)(1).  The minutes of a closed meeting, if any...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Virginia Supreme Court Ruling Impacts Confidentiality of Government Employee Personnel Records

In October 2022, the Virginia Supreme Court decided the case of Hawkins v. Town of South Hill (view the opinion here), which fundamentally alters 40 years of precedent in the Commonwealth concerning what is considered...more

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Plaintiff’s Employment Discrimination Civil Action Is Timely - Until It Is Not

A district judge for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia recently dismissed a case due to the plaintiff’s failure to file suit within the allotted time identified in the notice of right to sue (NRTS)...more

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Top 10 Developments and Headlines in Trade Secret, Non-Compete, and Computer Fraud Law for 2019 & 2020

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Continuing our annual tradition, we have compiled our top developments and headlines for 2019 & 2020 in trade secret, non-compete, and computer fraud law. Here’s what you need to know to keep abreast of the ever-changing law...more

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