6/17/2025 6:51:34 PM Virginia expands non-compete restrictions to cover all non-exempt employees By Betty Graumlich Noah Oberlander Effective July 1, 2025, the current Virginia statutory restriction on non-competition agreements for “low-wage employees” will expand to...
3/20/2024 5:19:59 PM Virginia governor vetoes “salary history ban” statute legislation By Betty Graumlich Samantha J. Sedivy On March 14, 2024, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin (R) vetoed identical bills passed by the Virginia legislature barring employers from...
3/25/2022 4:44:58 PM Virginia officially revoked COVID-19 workplace safety standard By Noah Oberlander Carew Bartley Betty Graumlich On Wednesday, March 23, 2022, official revocation of Virginia’s COVID-19 permanent workplace safety standard became effective upon...
2/18/2022 6:15:03 PM Virginia begins process to revoke permanent COVID-19 workplace safety standard By Noah Oberlander Carew Bartley Betty Graumlich On Wednesday, February 16, 2022, the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry’s (DOLI’s) Safety and Health Codes Board (Board) convened...
9/13/2021 8:15:54 PM It continues: Virginia updates its permanent COVID-19 workplace safety standard By Betty Graumlich Noah Oberlander On August 26, 2021, the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry’s (DOLI’s) Safety and Health Codes Board (Board) voted 8 to 5 to update...
6/3/2021 2:41:11 PM Virginia adopts new laws effective July 1 that continue to transform the employment landscape By Betty Graumlich Noah Oberlander Following last year’s wave of new employment laws (previously covered as follows: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3), Virginia has adopted a...
4/26/2021 7:39:25 PM Fourth Circuit confirms that parties can avoid appellate review of arbitration awards under the Federal Arbitration Act By Betty Graumlich Mark Passero Arbitration provisions can be an important tool to add more certainty to the dispute resolution process and potentially reduce costs. In...
2/1/2021 3:07:33 PM Virginia enacts first in nation permanent COVID-19 workplace safety standard By Betty Graumlich Mark Passero Noah Oberlander Virginia is the first state in the nation to enact a permanent workplace safety standard for COVID-19. This permanent COVID-19 standard...
1/14/2021 9:31:54 PM Virginia set to enact permanent COVID-19 workplace safety standard By Betty Graumlich Mark Passero Noah Oberlander On January 13, 2021, the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry’s (DOLI’s) Safety and Health Codes Board voted 9-4 to approve a...
12/13/2020 10:05:37 PM Virginia governor issues updated COVID-19 restrictions amidst DOLI’s proposed permanent workplace safety regulations By Betty Graumlich Mark Passero Noah Oberlander On December 10, 2020, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam and State Health Commissioner Norman Oliver issued Executive Order 72 and Order of...
7/27/2020 8:48:22 PM Virginia is the first state to adopt extensive COVID-19 workplace safety regulations By Betty Graumlich Ben Patton Mark Passero Noah Oberlander +1 more... Show less On July 15, 2020, in response to Governor Northam’s Executive Order No. 63 directing the issuance of emergency regulations to control,...
5/18/2020 9:30:13 PM Virginia update: Governor loosens pandemic restrictions, except in Northern Virginia, Richmond City, and Accomack County By Betty Graumlich Mark Passero Noah Oberlander On May 8, 2020, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam issued Executive Order 61 outlining Phase One of the commonwealth’s plan to gradually...
4/28/2020 6:36:22 PM Virginia adopts a wave of new employment laws. Part 3 – Wage payment laws By Betty Graumlich Mark Passero Noah Oberlander As we previously reported on April 23 and April 27, 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic dominating the news, Virginia Governor...
4/27/2020 1:53:03 PM Virginia adopts a wave of new employment laws. Part 2 – Worker classification and clampdown on restrictive covenants By Betty Graumlich Mark Passero Noah Oberlander As we previously reported on April 23, 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic that is dominating the news, Virginia Governor Ralph...
4/23/2020 8:51:33 PM Virginia adopts a wave of new employment laws. Part 1 – Expansive discrimination and retaliation protections By Betty Graumlich Mark Passero Noah Oberlander In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic that is dominating the news, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed into law a slew of bills passed...