The Magic of Getting What You Pay For! Are there times you look at your hourly non-exempt employees and think: why am I paying X for them to do a job that is only worth… Read more

Starting July 1, 2019, Virginia employers must provide copies of certain employment records to current and former employees and their attorneys within 30 days of receiving a written request. Click here to read the new… Read more

Summer interns—benefit or burden? This is the question DOL wants employers to consider when deciding what role unpaid summer interns will have. If your employees sigh with relief when your summer interns show up, you… Read more

If you follow us, you know that my 2019 New Year’s resolution was to write an FLSA e-alert each month for our readers. Let’s just take a moment to recognize that it is April —… Read more

New DOL Exempt Salary Threshold:  $35,000/yr Only Nine Months to Get Ready! Responsibility is on Employer! Are you paying your salaried exempt employees $35,000/year yet? That is what the Department of Labor (DOL) released as… Read more

This alert is the second in a 12-month FLSA series (Leah’s New Year’s resolution! Read FLSA #1). Given this week’s forecast for snow, sleet, and freezing rain, we know this information is timely. Do you… Read more

It’s 2019 already!? This year my New Year’s Resolution is to spread the word about interesting wage payment issues! To help me accomplish my resolution, our Woods Rogers Labor and Employment team agreed to adopt… Read more

SST-16 Inspections: Who’s targeted, why, and how to prepare. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s new program triggers comprehensive inspections based on employers’ electronic submissions. The new Site-Specific Targeting 2016 (SST-16) Program targets employers whose… Read more

Mid-Atlantic States Update: New Laws in Effect July-December 2018 Several key legal actions were taken in state legislatures during the first six months of 2018. Here’s a peek at the changes ahead for Virginia, Maryland, and… Read more