The NLRB General Counsel’s Office is not wasting any time making changes to national labor law policy. General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo recently issued her third memorandum in just two months. Abruzzo’s first memo, released in… Read more
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Executive Orders and Vaccine Mandates
Last week, there was a flurry of activity from the Biden Administration regarding vaccine mandates among federal employees, federal contractors, and large employers (100+ employees). Not to be outdone, Virginia implemented new revisions to the… Read more
Recent Changes to Virginia’s Final Permanent Standard for COVID-19
Virginia employers face additional hurdles as the Safety and Health Codes Board, a subset of the Virginia Department of Labor & Industry, and Governor Northam finished their months-long public review of January’s Final Permanent Standard… Read more
Can Employers Follow CDC’s “Vaccination or Mask” Rule?
Employers subject to state-level COVID-19 workplace safety standards are wondering what the CDC’s recent “vax or mask” rule means for them. Virginia, for example, is one of a handful of states with a state-level workplace… Read more
Virginia’s New Overtime Wage Act: Employee Classifications Matter More Than Ever
Although passed with little fanfare, the Virginia Overtime Wage Act (OWA) becomes effective on July 1, 2021. Employers should be aware of this new law because it makes misclassifying employees as exempt from overtime requirements… Read more
Employers May Now Be Required to Report Reactions to COVID-19 Vaccines!
Update May 25, 2021: OSHA revised its FAQs to indicate it will not enforce the recording requirements for COVID-19 vaccine side effects through at least May 2022. We will keep you updated with any new… Read more
Legal Marijuana and Your Workplace: It’s Going to Get Complicated
How high is too high? For the longest time, the answer was easy: “Come to work high and you will be disciplined up to and including termination!” Now the landscape for Virginia workplaces is changing… Read more
Public Sector Unions Are Coming to a Town Near You
Guidance for Local Governments on Collective Bargaining with Public Employees Local governments across Virginia soon will be able to authorize collective bargaining with public sector unions. House Bill 582 legalized public sector bargaining in 2020… Read more
Virginia’s COVID-19 Emergency Standards Are Now Permanent
Virginia’s COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards Are Now Permanent The Virginia Department of Labor and Industry (DOLI) has enacted a Permanent Standard to replace the Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) (pdf) that became law for Virginia employers… Read more
Storming the U.S. Capitol! Can you fire an employee for rioting?
The World Has Turned Upside Down, But Your Business Should Not! Last week a mob assaulted our democracy and the rule of law in this country. American citizens angry about the results of the 2020… Read more