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Under Virginia’s new Emergency Temporary Standard, employers of all sizes will need to comply with mandated workplace safety measures designed to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
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Maryland, DC and Virginia have all taken steps to expand unemployment insurance eligibility for employees impacted by COVID-19.
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The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has just issued a wide-reaching decision on the issue of the retroactivity of common law marriages, particularly as applied to same sex couples. The impact is significant.
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When Virginians head to the polls on or before November 8th, they won’t just be faced with a choice between Presidential candidates and the Congressional hopefuls from their District. Among the policy initiatives on the ballot this year are two questions concerning the Virginia Constitution, one of which may have a significant impact on the Commonwealth’s labor and employment laws.
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In August 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued its decision in Butler v. Drive Automotive Industries of America, Inc., wherein it expressly adopted the “joint employment doctrine” for cases brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Late last month, the Fourth Circuit issued an unpublished decision in the case of Greene v. Harris Corporation that dealt with the 9-part joint employer test it adopted in Butler.
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