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Employment Law

Protecting Your Business’s Social Media Accounts

As I revisited our earlier blog below from 2013, I’m compelled to share that it’s always a good time to review all social media accounts at your business and protect your intellectual property. It’s important to avoid infringements of your social media business name or handle, photos you post and content that is uniquely yours.…

August 2, 2022

Employment Law

The Pandemic Has Evolved: EEOC Issues Updated COVID-19 Viral Testing Guidance for Employers

On July 12, 2022, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its guidance Q&A responses to employers relating to COVID-19 workplace issues and the ADA . Most notably, the EEOC has changed its view on when employers can mandate COVID-19 viral testing for workers and still be in compliance with the ADA.[1] Out with the…

July 21, 2022

Employment Law

Fourth Circuit: Title VII Doesn’t Require Civility at Work

It is a bedrock principle of U.S. law that employment discrimination on the basis of sex is prohibited under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. And, of course, hostile work environment sexual harassment is a subset of employment discrimination that involves unwelcome conduct because of sex that is sufficiently severe or pervasive…

July 18, 2022

Employment Law

Are Emotional Distress Damages Recoverable Under Title IX? No, Says the Supreme Court.

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (“Title IX”) has been front and center news lately. The statute, which is still best known as the law enacted by Congress to remediate discrimination in student athletics, officially turned 50 on June 23, 2022. That same day, the U.S. Department of Education proposed major revisions to…

July 11, 2022

Employment Law

What Impact Will the Biden Administration’s New Proposed Title IX Regulations Have on Colleges and Universities?

Perhaps you have been on vacation in some remote destination, or your attention has been diverted by other demands, like the House’s January 6 hearings, and you might be wondering: What’s new in higher ed? Plenty. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (“Title IX”) officially turned fifty on June 23, 2022. That same…

July 6, 2022

Employment Law

DOLI Moves to Repeal Virginia’s COVID-19 Workplace Safety Regulations

As summarized in a recent blog post about COVID-19 workplace facemask requirements, Virginia was one of the first states in the U.S. to implement comprehensive emergency temporary COVID-19 workplace safety regulations, with a permanent set of regulations (“Permanent Standard”) implemented in September 2021, by the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry’s (“DOLI”) Safety and Health…

February 24, 2022

Employment Law

Are Facemasks Still Required in Virginia Workplaces?

Back in July 2020, Virginia became one of the first states in the U.S. to implement comprehensive emergency temporary COVID-19 workplace safety regulations. Then, on September 8, 2021, the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry’s (“DOLI”) Safety and Health Codes Board (the “Board”) approved a permanent set of regulations governing workplace safety standards and disease…

January 28, 2022

Employment Law

Big News for Big Employers: Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Reinstates OSHA COVID Workplace Safety Standards for Large Employers

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (“OSHA”) on-again-off-again COVID workplace safety regulations requiring businesses with 100 or more employees to mandate COVID vaccines for those employees or require face masks and weekly testing (the “ETS”) are back on, reinstated by the Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in a decision issued on December 17, 2021.…

December 20, 2021

Employment Law

Employment Law in Focus

In Episode 14 of Employment Law in Focus, attorney Doug Taylor discusses the new amended COVID-19 workplace safety regulations that went into effect on September 8, 2021, in Virginia. Douglas Taylor is a shareholder at Bean, Kinney & Korman focusing his practice on employment law, where he has nearly 25 years of experience. For more…

September 17, 2021

Employment Law

What if Your Employee Refuses to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine?

In light of recent directives from the Biden Administration, an increasing number of employers with COVID-19 vaccine mandates will be faced with the question of what to do if an employee refuses to get vaccinated. Vaccine Mandates In July 2021, President Biden announced vaccination requirements for federal government employees and called on the private sector…

September 16, 2021