Our country’s economy has a long tradition based on free-market principles. For example, companies should be allowed to run their businesses as they see fit and grab as much market share as possible. And workers should have the ability to move from one job to another leveraging their in-demand skills to earn greater pay and […]
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On May 26, 2021, the United States experienced yet another mass shooting. This time, it occurred at the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority in San Jose, California. According to Gun Violence Archive, this was just one of the more than 230 mass shooting events in the United States in 2021. Unfortunately, workplace shootings are nothing
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Since 1988, the Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA) has barred most private employers from using lie detector tests in the employment setting. This prohibition applies to pre-employment screenings and after someone has already been hired. Employers subject to the EPPA are also prohibited from requiring or requesting a job applicant or employee to take a
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With the proliferation of social media and the Internet of Things, there’s been a lot of attention about protecting personal information. This has been a serious concern of consumers for some time now, whether it’s tracking cookies when visiting a website, a data breach at Equifax or having your personal information collected and sold by
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Having a hard time at work is bad enough. It’s even worse when your office troubles are the result of your employer acting unlawfully towards you. Maybe you’re the victim of sexual harassment or age discrimination. Perhaps you blew the whistle on your employer’s illegal behavior and now you’re the victim of retaliation. Whether you’re
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Compensation clawback policies started to gain traction in the early 2000s following the fallout of a series of accounting scandals. Remember hearing about Enron and WorldCom? Thanks to the financial misconduct of executives at those and many other companies, Congress passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX). One of the provisions in SOX was the
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When it comes to employment rights, Washington, D.C. has one of the most employee-friendly laws in the country. Many of these workplace protections come from the DC Human Rights Act (DCHRA). For example, the DCHRA recognizes more protected characteristics than what’s recognized under federal law. Some of these protected traits include: Political affiliation Marital status
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On January 21, 2021 President Biden issued an Executive Order on Supporting the Reopening and Continuing Operation of Schools and Early Childhood Education Providers. And on February 5, Governor Northam called on Virginia schools to make in-person learning possible for students by March 15, 2021. While the final decision on whether to physically reopen schools
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When we finally get through the coronavirus pandemic, what will the “new normal” look like when it comes to how we work? More specifically, what changes did we see in 2020 that are likely to stick around for the foreseeable future? And despite all these changes, what employment issues or concerns are we still going
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Find a Job Find a Job Losing a job is stressful especially when you’ve been working for the same company for several years. Suddenly you’ve found yourself thrust into the role of a job seeker, and you aren’t sure where you should begin. If you have recently lost a job, or you’re facing the possibility
