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How to Build a Pier in Virginia: Five Things Waterfront Property Owners Need to Know
2020年4月1日
为什么要建码头? 随着春天的气息和夏天的迅速来临, many waterfront property owners have contacted our waterfront law team asking about the legal hurdles involved in constructing or expanding a pier or dock in Virginia. 有一个码头连接到你的海滨物业是非常可取的. 它不仅能增加你房子的财产价值, 但它也可以让你充分利用你的海滨位置. 高品质的码头...
阅读更多Worker Safety During a Pandemic: Handling Employees’ Fear of Exposure and Employees with COVID-19
2020年3月31日
(最后更新2020年4月6日) The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in unprecedented challenges for employers. While many retail establishments and other businesses have voluntarily or involuntarily shut down and many other organizations are allowing employees to work remotely, 其他公司则试图保持满负荷或减量运营. Those who are maintaining on-site operations may find that some employees refuse to come to work because of COVID-19...
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我们生活在一个前所未有的时代. 许多州已经发布了“就地避难”的命令。. 我们的州长已经关闭了所有非必要的企业. One significant effect of these conditions is the loss of diminution of employment. 结果是, 受法院命令约束的人, may find themselves unable to pay their court ordered support be it spousal or child support. 首先要记住的是，支持是根据法院的命令. An...
阅读更多What Employers Need to Know about the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
2020年3月26日
上周, the President signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”), the first of what promises to be a number of legislative enactments addressing the current pandemic. The FFCRA contains three specific laws that small to mid-sized employers should review: Public Health Emergency Leave, 紧急带薪病假法案, 以及带薪病假、带薪家庭和医疗假的税收抵免. 根据美国科学院公布的指南...
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A fraudulent conveyance is one undertaken “with intent to delay, hinder, or defraud creditors”. Va. §55.1-400. Case law demonstrates that a court looks at the enumerated badges of fraud similar to a totality of circumstances analysis. 在一般情况下, there are many facts and scenarios which the law interprets to be signs of fraud, 从中可以推断出欺诈意图. I. 适用的弗吉尼亚州法律 根据弗吉尼亚法律，欺诈性转让无权...
阅读更多Marketing and Job Search Requirements after a Workplace Injury in Virginia
2020年2月7日
After an injured employee suffers a workplace accident that is deemed compensable under the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Act, the employer is required to provide the injured employee with medical treatment for those compensable injuries. The employer must pay for the medical treatment that the injured employee receives for the injury. 作为提供医疗的一部分, the injured employee’s treating physician will continually assess and determine the...
阅读更多How do I Recover Money Damages If I’ve Been Injured in An Act of International Terrorism?
9月16日
As tensions between the United States and Iran continue to escalate and ISIS seems to be once again on the rise in Afghanistan, several people have asked me what legal remedies exist for victims of international terrorism and/or their families. Under current law there are three possible avenues to recover money damages if you or your loved ones have been injured or killed by an act of international terror. 起诉一个“支持恐怖主义”的国家...
阅读更多2019年6月26日
Each January the Virginia General Assembly convenes to consider passing new laws and repealing old ones. Delegates and State Senators meet for six or eight weeks in alternating years with the extra two weeks in years when a budget is voted on. We had a 47-day session this year with sine die (closing day) on February 24. 一般, the new laws become effective on July 1st with exceptions for either immediate or delayed enactment. 有3000多张纸币...
阅读更多Beyond the Non-Disclosure Agreement: How to Protect Your Company’s Confidential Information
2019年6月18日
My colleague Brent Haden recently posted an insightful article about non-competition covenants. 正如他所指出的那样，这些公约只要起草得当，是可以执行的. 然而, many courts subject non-competes to intense scrutiny because of their effect on competition and limitation on the ability of workers to obtain employment. 一些州, 比如加州和华盛顿, have even gone as far as to refuse to enforce any non-competition agreement. 作为一个...
阅读更多Non-Compete Agreements in VA – What Is Enforceable and What You Should Consider
2019年5月6日
随着我们的社会和劳动力变得更加流动, 竞业禁止条款的出现有所增加. 在当今的劳动力市场中，这对雇员和雇主意味着什么? 在维吉尼亚州, covenants not to compete are disfavored and will only be enforced if specific requirements are met. 在弗吉尼亚州强制执行, a non-competition covenant must (i) be narrowly drawn to protect a legitimate business interest, (ii)不会对...
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