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New Virginia Laws Focused on Pandemic-Essential Industries
May 4, 2021
Faith A. Alejandro,
Sands Anderson PC
Governor Northam recently signed into law a half dozen new employment laws affecting employers in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Among these new laws are two that, beginning on July 1, 2021, will provide new protections for two industries that have become critical in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic: home health workers and domestic workers. Legislators have noted that these two bills, in particular, will help protect workers who are disproportionately comprised of women and racial minorities.
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New York State Legislature Passes HERO Act – Significant Workplace Health and Safety Obligations for Employers are on the Horizon
April 30, 2021
Stephanie H. Fedorka - Bond, Schoeneck & King
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Frequently Asked Questions about Collective Bargaining for Virginia Local Governments
April 23, 2021
Collective Bargaining Team,
Sands Anderson PC
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Virginia Mandates Paid Sick Leave for Certain Home Health Workers
April 23, 2021
Robyn H. Hansen,
Sands Anderson PC
On March 30, 2021, Governor Ralph Northam signed into law Paid Sick Leave solely for the benefit of a limited class of home health workers. This legislation will go into effect on July 1, 2021. Home health workers entitled to accrue paid sick leave under the new law are specifically defined as those who work on average 20 hours per week or 90 hours per month and who provide personal care, respite, or companion services to an individual who receives consumer-directed services under the state plan for medical assistance.
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BANKRUPTCY AND DIVORCE: CONSIDERATIONS BEFORE FILING
April 22, 2021
Joel F. Newell and Karen N. Wohlgemuth
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Rescission of Revisions to the Vaccine Injury Table
April 22, 2021
Elizabeth M. Muldowney,
Sands Anderson PC
On July 20, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing to amend the Vaccine Injury Table by removing Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (“SIRVA”), vasovagal syncope, and the new vaccines category, Item XVII.
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New Virginia Employment Laws Prohibiting Discrimination
April 21, 2021
Faith A. Alejandro,
Sands Anderson PC
The Virginia General Assembly has passed new employee protections for three classes of workers: military members, individuals with disabilities, and those using cannabis oil for medical reasons.
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Stay in Your Lane: Defining the Scope of an IPR Deposition
April 16, 2021
Payton R. Collier, Litigation Attorney,
Ward and Smith, P.A.
The regulations governing discovery in an inter partes review ("IPR") proceeding do not provide for the same methods of discovery available in a patent infringement lawsuit.
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Is Selling a Viable Option with an Unresolved PPP Loan on the Books?
April 16, 2021
Kurt Ruttum - Tonkon Torp LLP
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Virginia’s New Overtime Wage Act Continues a Trend of Employee-Sided Legislation
April 16, 2021
Brian G. Muse,
Sands Anderson PC
On March 30, 2021 Governor Northam signed the “Virginia Overtime Wage Act” into law. This new legislation, which goes into effect on July 1, 2021, continues the Commonwealth’s pro-employee push and will create new wage and hour requirements and legal liability for employers in an area traditionally regulated under federal law.
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