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Joseph (Jay) E. Spruill III

By Legislation of Interest to the Financial Services Industry in the 2019 Virginia General Assembly, CFPB Gives Nod to States’ Rights in Proposed Rollback of Payday Lending Rule, Business E-Mail Compromise Fraud Affecting Financial Institutions and their Customers Has Surged, Banking the Cannabis Business in Virginia, Modernizing the CRA: Proposed Changes, Bank Watch – Legal Issues in Banking, Important Considerations for Banks (Coronavirus and the Law), The Bank Secrecy Act and Paycheck Protection Program Loans (Coronavirus and the Law), COVID-19 Fair Credit Reporting Risks: Financial Institutions Should Review Practices (Coronavirus and the Law), Bankruptcy Case Leads to Favorable Ruling for Creditors Holding Property, Should Your Bank Offer Bitcoin Services?, Direct Deposits of Child Tax Credits are Exempt from Creditor Process, Banks Will Have 36 Hours to Report Cyberattacks Under New Rule, Financial Exploitation of the Elderly: New Duties for Financial Institutions under 2022 Virginia Legislation, New CFPB Guidance: Surprise Overdraft Fees and Returned Check Fees Are Likely Unfair and Unlawful

January 7, 2019

Karen M. Stemland

By Importance of Narrowly Tailoring Indemnity Provisions in Construction Contracts, Dangers of Arbitration: Decisions Stand Even if Contrary to Law, Teaming Agreement Created No Enforceable Post-Award Obligations, Bankruptcy in Construction: Protecting Payments from Claw-Backs, Economic Loss Rule Update, Easement Prevents Road Over Pipelines, Defective Contractual Performance Is Not an “Occurrence” Under a Commercial General Liability Policy, Commercial General Liability Policies: Workmanship Exclusion and Ensuing Loss Exception, Virginia Supreme Court Permits Supplier’s Unjust Enrichment Claim Against Contractor, Despite Lack of Contractual Privity, Condo Association’s Insurer Allowed to Pursue Subrogation Claim Against Condo Owner’s Tenant, Energy Regulation In Virginia: State Corporation Commission’s Broad Discretion

November 16, 2018

Nicholas A. Mirra

By Cybersecurity in 2019: A Look Ahead, Assess – Improve – Prevent, The Intersection Between Cybersecurity and Privacy: New NIST Guidance, OIG and OCR Relax Telehealth Requirements in Anticipation of Increased Demand (Coronavirus and the Law), OCR Issues Further Guidance on Enforcement of HIPAA Telehealth Rules (Coronavirus and the Law), COVID-19 Slows, but Doesn’t Stop, Litigation in Virginia Courts (Coronavirus and the Law), Virginia Temporarily Relaxes Licensure Requirements for Health Care Professionals (Coronavirus and the Law)

October 23, 2018

Zachary S. Agee

By Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Coronavirus and the Law: Legislative Alert #1), The SBA’s Paycheck Protection Loan Program Through the CARES Act (Coronavirus and the Law: Legislative Update #3), Main Street Loans Are Another Relief Option for Small & Medium Businesses (Coronavirus and the Law), Using a Paycheck Protection Program Loan and Loan Forgiveness (Coronavirus and the Law), Five Key Issues: PPP Loans and Loan Forgiveness Requirements, Restaurant Revitalization Act Provides Needed Grants

April 25, 2017

Leah M. Stiegler

By FLSA #2: Who Gets Paid on a Snow Day?, Breaking News: DOL Proposes Exempt Salary Threshold of $35,000/yr, FLSA: What’s a Few Minutes Here and There?, VA, MD, NC: New Laws and Trending Ideas!, Raging Waters: Over 5,000 I-9 Audits by September 2018!, The New Tax Reform & the HR Department, What’s Happening at the EEOC?, FLSA #4: Automatic Meal Break Deductions, DOL Guidelines for Unpaid Internships (FLSA #5), Virginia Employers Now Required to Provide Employee Records (Including wage rates!), Blended Rate of Pay: FLSA #6, Factoring Monthly, Quarterly, and Annual Bonuses into the Regular Rate: FLSA #7, Employee Volunteer Programs: FLSA #8, Overtime Rule Changes in Effect: FLSA #9, Break-time for Nursing Mothers (Policy Included!): FLSA #10, Do I Have To Pay Employees To Go To My Holiday Party? (FLSA #11), How to Pay a Non-Exempt Employee a Salary – FLSA #12, Yours, Mine, or Ours? The DOL Issues New Joint Employer Guidance, It’s not my fault!!! Five Ways to Manage an Employee with a Victim Mentality, Being Called a “Girl” at Work Is Not Empowering, Paying Employees Properly Under the FLSA During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Coronavirus and the Law), DRAFT Critical Employees (Coronavirus and the Law), Clarifying Employee Leave – DOL Issues March 27 Guidance on FFCRA (Coronavirus and the Law), Additional Guidance on COVID-19 Emergency Leave – DOL Issues Temporary Rule (Coronavirus and the Law), Six Steps to Take if an Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19 (Coronavirus and the Law), COVID-19 Employment Lawsuits Are Already Brewing (Coronavirus and the Law), How to Reopen Your Business in 12 Steps (Coronavirus and the Law), Virginia’s New Workplace Laws: Prepare Now or Risk Lawsuits Later, Life happens at work. Are your employees discussing the George Floyd tragedy?, Virginia Adopts COVID-19 Workplace Safety Standards (Coronavirus and the Law), Virginia’s COVID-19 Workplace Safety Standards Are Effective NOW! (Coronavirus and the Law), DOL Revises FFCRA Regulations – Here we go again! (Coronavirus and the Law), Retaliation: “I know it when I see it!” But do you really?, FFCRA Update! Mandatory FFCRA Leave Stops on December 31, 2020, Storming the U.S. Capitol! Can you fire an employee for rioting?, Virginia’s COVID-19 Emergency Standards Are Now Permanent, Employers May Now Be Required to Report Reactions to COVID-19 Vaccines!, Federal Agencies Are Teaming Up to End Workplace Retaliation, Virginia’s COVID-19 Enforcement Efforts: An Inside Look, FLSA Lessons from TopGolf: Titles Mean Nothing!, COVID-19 Legal Round Up and Looming 2022 Deadlines, What’s the Tea in L&E? Rap Music at Work: Motivation or Harassment?, Leah Stiegler Discusses Women’s Workplace Rights in Latched Mama Podcast, Do Non-Compete Agreements Violate the NLRA?, What’s the Tea in L&E? Government Employers: Is it Free Speech or Just Freely Complaining?, What’s the Tea in L&E? What is a Proper Harassment Reporting Procedure?, What’s the Tea in L&E? Is There Such a Thing as a Purely Verbal Counseling?, What’s the Tea in L&E? Tattoos, Piercings, and Leggings, Oh My! Reviewing Your Workplace Dress Code, Admissions After Affirmative Action: What’s Next in Higher Ed, Open Registration: HR2023 Back on Track: WRVB’s 42nd Annual Labor & Employment Seminars

October 14, 2016

R. Patrick Bolling

By Clarifying Employee Leave – DOL Issues March 27 Guidance on FFCRA (Coronavirus and the Law), Governing During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Coronavirus and the Law), Additional Guidance on COVID-19 Emergency Leave – DOL Issues Temporary Rule (Coronavirus and the Law), COVID-19 Employment Lawsuits Are Already Brewing (Coronavirus and the Law), How to Reopen Your Business in 12 Steps (Coronavirus and the Law), Virginia’s New Workplace Laws: Prepare Now or Risk Lawsuits Later, A Safe Harbor for “Off-the-Clock” Telework Wage-Hour Claims? (Coronavirus and the Law), What Happens When Employees Are Afraid of the Workplace? (Coronavirus and the Law), Parents Not Eligible for FFCRA Leave for Remote Learning if In-Person Learning is Offered (Coronavirus and the Law), DOL Revises FFCRA Regulations – Here we go again! (Coronavirus and the Law), Can Employers Require Employees to be Vaccinated Against COVID-19? (Coronavirus and the Law), Legal Marijuana and Your Workplace: It’s Going to Get Complicated, Can Employers Follow CDC’s “Vaccination or Mask” Rule?, Seven Things To Know About The Biden NLRB’s New “Road Map”, Executive Orders and Vaccine Mandates, Federal Agencies Are Teaming Up to End Workplace Retaliation, Recent Changes to Virginia’s Final Permanent Standard for COVID-19, COVID-19 Legal Round Up and Looming 2022 Deadlines, More COVID-19 Legal Developments, Do Employers Have to Comply with Federal OSHA’s Vaccine-or-Test Mandate Right Now?, EEOC Update: New Workplace Discrimination Poster, Virginia’s New Minimum Salary Level for Non-Compete Agreements, Do Non-Compete Agreements Violate the NLRA?, Federal Credit Unions Can Claim Employee Retention Tax Credits, IRS Imposes Moratorium on Employee Retention Credit, Open Registration: HR2023 Back on Track: WRVB’s 42nd Annual Labor & Employment Seminars, Employers Need to Pay Close Attention to Form I-9 Processing

September 30, 2016

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