The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently updated and expanded its guidance for employers related to COVID-19 and workplace vaccination policies. Issued on May 28, the expanded technical assistance details how federal employment...

A new Virginia Code section—40.1-28.7:7, which goes into effect on July 1, 2020—greatly reduces the scope of non-competes and even non-solicitation agreements in Virginia. For any proposed employment agreements effective July 1 or later, an employer may not enter...

Like any other organization or entity in today’s world, a workplace cannot function properly without rules.  An efficient and productive company should have guidelines for how employees are expected to perform, how employees should treat customers and co-workers, and...

Very few people truly enjoy terminating an employee. The goal for any employer is to limit potential liability while also trying to defuse hostility. Ideally, a termination decision should not be a complete surprise for the employee; absent an emergency situation...