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Employment Law

Virginia Has a New Pay Transparency Law: What Employers Need to Know

The law does more than require employers to disclose compensation information in job postings. It also restricts employer inquiries into wage and salary history, limits how employers can use voluntarily disclosed pay history, creates specific anti-retaliation protections, and provides both public and private enforcement mechanisms.

August 18, 2026

Employment Law

When Does an Employee’s Commute Become Work Time You Have to Pay For? DOL Draws New Lines for Hybrid and Field Employees

New DOL opinion letters clarify when employee commute and travel time is compensable under the FLSA, offering guidance for Virginia employers managing hybrid schedules, remote work, field employees, and non-exempt wage-and-hour compliance.

August 18, 2026

Business and Financial Services

Rollover Equity in a Private Equity Sale: Four Questions Founders Need to Ask

Selling to private equity often means rolling part of your proceeds into the buyer’s company. Before accepting rollover equity, founders should understand valuation, capital-stack priority, minority rights and liquidity risks.

August 18, 2026

Employment Law

Virginia’s Clean Slate Law Is Now in Effect: What Employers Need to Know

Virginia employers have long treated criminal background checks as a routine part of hiring: obtain the applicant’s authorization, order a background report, review the results, and decide whether any criminal history is relevant to the position. Virginia’s new “Clean Slate” framework changes that process in an important way. This article continues our series addressing the rapidly changing employment-law landscape confronting Virginia businesses.

August 18, 2026

Divorce and Family Law

Phones Down: What Do New School Phone Restrictions Mean for my Child – and My Custody Case?

Virginia and Maryland school phone bans may affect custody orders, parenting plans, and parent-child communication during school hours. Bean, Kinney & Korman explains what families should know before the new rules take effect.

August 6, 2026

Employment Law

Virginia Expands Non-Compete Restrictions: What Employers Need to Know About the July 1, 2026 Changes

Virginia’s 2026 non-compete law changes expand employee protections and create new compliance risks for employers. Learn how the July 1 amendments affect severance, enforcement, civil remedies, and what businesses should review now.

August 6, 2026

Business and Corporate Litigation

Virginia’s Arbitration Fairness Act Is Now in Effect: A Compliance Checklist for Businesses and Their Counsel

Arbitration clauses are a fixture of modern commercial life. Consumer contracts, employment agreements, franchise arrangements, and service agreements routinely include pre-dispute arbitration provisions that require parties to resolve disagreements outside of court. For businesses operating in Virginia, those provisions are now subject to a new layer of state law.

July 28, 2026

Employment Law

The Old Dominion’s New Employment Law Reality: Virginia Whistleblower Claims Are Everywhere

In many ways -- and under many laws -- Virginia remains part of the Old South. The Commonwealth continues to adhere strongly to employment at will, remains cautious about expanding common-law causes of action, and generally prefers clearly stated statutory rights over judicial innovation. Historically, Virginia employers operated in a legal environment that was comparatively predictable and, in many respects, very employer-friendly. Then came July 1, 2020.

July 27, 2026

Employment Law

Virginia is Developing Workplace Heat Illness Prevention Rules: Construction Employers Should Start Planning Now

Northern Virginia and, indeed, much of the northeastern United States, is in the middle of a punishing stretch of summer heat. Washington, D.C. and Baltimore are reached 102 degrees, with National Weather Service extreme heat warnings in effect for parts of D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. For construction companies, this is not just a weather story. It is a workplace safety, scheduling, productivity, and compliance issue.

July 13, 2026

Employment Law

Congrats, Virginia Construction Contractors: You Now Guaranty Every Subcontractor’s Payroll at Every Tier

Effective July 1, 2026, Virginia construction contractors have clear and explicit wage payment compliance requirements applicable to every tier of their contract chain. The VA General Assembly expanded Virginia's wage enforcement laws and created new exposure for construction contractors, especially general contractors.

July 13, 2026