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Many of the attorneys in the Law Firm Alliance author articles and thought leadership pieces on important topics and trends covering a wide variety of practices.
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New Law Adds Substantial Penalties for Wage Violations and Makes General Contractors Liable for Subcontractor’s Payment of Employees
June 2, 2020
N. Reid Broughton,
Sands Anderson PC
New legislation effective July 1, 2020 amends Virginia Code § 40.1-29, which governs employer liability for payroll violations, and enacts a new section, Virginia Code § 11-4.6, which deems general contractors to be employers of their subcontractor’s employees.
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Business Immigration in the Era of COVID-19 Update: Presidential Proclamations, Travel Restrictions, Resumption of Premium Processing and the Reopening of USCIS
June 1, 2020
Joanna L. Silver - Bond, Schoeneck & King
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Business as Usual Under Governor Ducey’s Curfew Declaration
May 31, 2020
Alexander J. Egbert,
Jennings,Strouss & Salmon, P.L.C. - Corporate and Business Blog
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Virginia Supreme Court Confirms There Is No Private Cause of Action Under the Virginia Relocation Assistance Act
May 28, 2020
Jeffrey Hamilton Geiger,
Sands Anderson PC
The Supreme Court confirmed the unremarkable proposition in Fernandez v. Commissioner of Highways, 2020 Va. LEXIS 57 (May 28, 2020), that no private cause of action for payment of relocation expenses exists under the Virginia Relocation Assistance Act (which is in keeping with the interpretation afforded the federal Uniform Relocation Act, which similarly does not afford a private cause of action). The importance of the decision is this: when seeking relocation benefits, landowners need to cooperate with the condemnor. Little is gained by seeking recourse in court before the landowner (1) works to help the condemnor help her, and (2) exercises and exhausts her administrative remedies.
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Phase Two Begins; Executive Order 202.34 and Phase Two Guidance Issued Overnight
May 28, 2020
Caitlin A. Anderson, Hermes Fernandez - Bond, Schoeneck & King
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All You Need to Know About the PPP Loan Forgiveness Application - UPDATED
May 26, 2020
Kate Chmielowiec, Elizabeth L. Lehmann, Jeffrey B. Scheer - Bond, Schoeneck & King
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Tenth Circuit Decision Reminds Educational Institutions to be Wary of Whistleblower Retaliation Claims
May 25, 2020
Theresa E. Rusnak - Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC
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