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When you experience discrimination, harassment, or retaliation at work, reporting it to Human Resources can feel risky. You may worry that no one will believe you, that the problem will get worse, or that you will be labeled difficult for speaking up. There is no single rule that fits every situation. But a clear, factual […]
Employment Law
Receiving an EEOC Right-to-Sue Letter can be both encouraging and stressful. After months of waiting, you may finally have permission to bring your employment-discrimination claim to court—but the letter also starts an important legal deadline. For many private-sector employees and applicants in Washington, D.C., Virginia, Maryland, Houston, and elsewhere, the next step is to determine […]
Employment Law
Congressional and other covered legislative-branch employees do not usually use the same employment-discrimination process as private-sector employees or most executive-branch federal employees. Instead, many workplace claims are governed by the Congressional Accountability Act (CAA) and handled through the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights (OCWR). That distinction is important because the OCWR process has its own […]
Employment Law
Table of Contents • Does a Mass Layoff Mean I Will Receive Severance Pay? • What Rights Might I Be Asked to Waive? • What Extra Protections Apply to Employees Age 40 and Older? • When Does the WARN Act Require Advance Notice? • What Additional Notice Protection Does Maryland Provide? • What Do the Recent Tyson Foods Layoffs Show? • What This Means for Employees • What Should I Review Before Signing a Severance Agreement? • Contact an Employment Lawyer Does a Mass Layoff Mean I Will Receive Severance Pay? Not necessarily. Federal law generally does not require a private employer to provide seve
Employment Law
General information about social-media activity, private and public employment, and selected federal and state legal frameworks.
Employment Law
Table of Contents • What is Virginia's New Menopause Protection Law? • Is Menopause Considered a Disability? • What Are Examples of Reasonable Accommodations for Menopause? • What This Means for Virginia Employees • What Should I Do If I Need an Accommodation? • Contact an Employment Lawyer Virginia is set to become one of the first states in the nation to explicitly protect employees experiencing menopause in the workplace. A groundbreaking bill, SB 258, has passed the General Assembly and is awaiting the Governor's signature. The law will require employers to provide reasonable accommodation
Employment Law
Table of Contents • What Changes With Virginia's New Paid Sick Leave Law? • How Much Paid Sick Leave Can I Earn? • Who Is Covered by the New Law? • What Can I Use Paid Sick Leave For? • What If My Employer Doesn't Comply? • Contact an Employment Lawyer Virginia has taken a significant step to expand access to paid sick leave for workers across the Commonwealth. A pair of bills, House Bill 5 and Senate Bill 199, have passed the General Assembly and are expected to be signed into law, broadening both the pool of covered employees and the reasons for which leave can be used. For the estimated 1.2
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Table of Contents • What is Virginia's New AI in Hiring Law? • Do I Have to Be Notified if AI Is Used? • What Does This Mean for Virginia Employees? • Can I Still Be Discriminated Against by a Robot? • What Should I Do If I Suspect AI Bias? • Contact an Employment Lawyer If you’ve applied for a job recently, there’s a good chance your application was first reviewed not by a person, but by an algorithm. The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in hiring—from resume screeners to video interview analysis—has become widespread. Now, Virginia is taking steps to regulate this technology to protect wo
Employment Law
Table of Contents • What Does Virginia's New Pay Transparency Law Do? • Can Employers Still Ask About My Salary History? • When Does This Law Take Effect? • What This Means for Virginia Job Seekers • What If a Job Posting Doesn't Include a Salary Range? • Contact an Employment Lawyer Virginia is set to join a growing number of states requiring employers to be upfront about compensation. A new pay transparency law, which has passed the General Assembly and is awaiting the Governor's signature, will soon require most employers to include salary ranges in all job postings. This change marks a maj
Employment Law
Table of Contents • What is Virginia's New Non-Compete Law (SB 170)? • Does This Apply to All Employees? • What If I Was Fired "For Cause"? • When Does This Law Take Effect? • What This Means for Virginia Employees • Contact an Employment Lawyer Virginia has passed a groundbreaking new law that will dramatically shift the balance of power in non-compete agreements. The law, Senate Bill 170, has passed the General Assembly and is expected to be signed by the Governor. Its core provision is simple but revolutionary: if an employer fires you without paying severance, your non-compete agreement is
Disability Rights
Table of Contents • Can My Employer Deny a Remote Work Request? • What Laws Protect Employees in VA, MD, and DC? • What Did the EEOC's Recent Guidance Say? • What This Means for Employees • How to Formally Request Remote Work as an Accommodation • Contact an Employment Lawyer As employers across Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. push for a return to the office, employees with disabilities are facing a critical question: can they request to work remotely as a reasonable accommodation? For many, the answer is yes. Federal, state, and local laws require most employers to provide reasonable
Employment Law
Table of Contents • What is the Lawsuit Against OpenAI About? • What is the Unauthorized Practice of Law? • What This Means for Employees: A Warning • Why AI Is Not a Substitute for a Lawyer • Contact an Employment Lawyer Artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT offer instant answers to almost any question, and it can be tempting for an employee facing a workplace dispute to ask for legal guidance. But can an AI chatbot practice law? A landmark lawsuit filed in March 2026 argues that it can—and that its creator, OpenAI, should be held responsible for the consequences. The case highlights a c
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