Nov 24, 2025 | Employment Law, Highlights
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is a foundational federal law that helps employees balance work and family responsibilities. Enacted in 1993, the FMLA entitles eligible employees of covered employers to take up to 12 workweeks of unpaid, job-protected leave in...
Nov 21, 2025 | Employment Law, Highlights, News
As the holiday season approaches, many companies look forward to hosting office parties as a way to celebrate achievements, boost morale, and reinforce a sense of community. These events can be helpful tools for strengthening corporate culture and enhancing employee...
Jan 28, 2022 | Employment Law, Highlights
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...
Dec 20, 2021 | Employment Law, Highlights
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...
Sep 17, 2021 | Employment Law, Highlights
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...
Sep 16, 2021 | Employment Law, Highlights
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...
