Amendment to Virginia Law Regarding Employees’ Rights to Personnel File Records- Effective July 1, 2019
Effective July 1, 2019 an amendment to Virginia Code § 8.01-413.1 requires Virginia employers to provide former and current [...]
DOL Issues New Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Forms
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has recently issued FMLA forms, which are valid until August 31, 2021. While the new [...]
FDIC Publishes Final Rule to the Statement of Policy Under Section 19 of FDIA
On August 3, 2018, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) published its final rule on proposed modifications to the Statement [...]
National Labor Relations Board Reverses Prior NLRB Guidance: Nine Standard Employer Policies Now Presumed Lawful
Peter Robb, General Counsel for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), issued a June 6, 2018 Memorandum reversing prior NLRB guidance and [...]
New Stringent Data Protection Laws Come Into Effect May 25, 2018 in the E.U. and May Also Affect U.S. Businesses
The General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) will come into effect this Friday, May 25, 2018 and will repeal and [...]
Revised Form I-9 (07.17.17 N) Released by USCIS – Effective September 18, 2017
On July 17, 2017, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released a revised version of the Form I-9, [...]
DOL’s New Overtime Rule ON HOLD
Important Update: As you may have heard over the holiday, on November 22, 2016, a federal judge in Texas issued [...]
DOL’s New Overtime Rule Becomes Effective December 1, 2016
In spring of 2016 the Department of Labor ("DOL") released its final rule making changes to Part 541 governing overtime exemptions [...]
Social Media Password Privacy Bill
On March 23, 2015, Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe approved a social media password privacy bill (H.B. 2081) that limits employers' [...]
NLRB Memo on Employee Handbook Policies
On March 18, 2015, The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) Office of General Counsel issued Memorandum GC15 -04 addressing lawful and unlawful [...]