McClean, Virginia, Law Blog
Minimizing the risk of wage and hour lawsuits
The Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) establishes the federal minimum wage and other laws relating to overtime pay and recordkeeping. The FLSA applies to all states and Washington D.C. If states like Virginia have their own laws that are more protective of employees...
EHRs are not catching over 30% of medication errors
Electronic health records present a patient's medical history in a way that is seamless and can reduce the workload of doctors and nurses. It can cut down on possible medication errors, too, by alerting users to a potentially harmful interaction between two drugs, an...
Maneuvering the maze of wrongful termination in D.C.
What exactly is wrongful termination? Wrongful termination occurs when an employee is fired from their job due to illegal reasons or when the company has violated its own policies when they chose to fire the employee. However, over the years this type of employment...
Gaps Remain in Supreme Court LGBTQ Employment Ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court in June ruled the Civil Rights Act of 1964 extends protective employment law for workers to the LGBTQ community. While properly recognized as a major win for those who identify as LGBTQ, it does not fully affirm many rights and does not protect...
McDonald’s employees report widespread sexual harassment
Sexual harassment in Virginia workplaces is an unfortunate reality for many women who face intolerable and illegal conduct while on the job. A recent survey showed exactly how bad the problem is for a certain subset of women in the workplace. Roughly 75% of women who...
Protecting yourself from wage theft
You rely on your paycheck to cover your daily expenses. When your employer does not pay you fairly, it can be challenging to make ends meet. If your employer has violated wage and hour laws, you could be one of the thousands of workers each year eligible for...
MINIMIZE COVID 19 LIABILITY : USE MEDIATON
As the country begins to re-open from the Covid -19 Pandemic, businesses of all kinds, and, their employees, will face a critical a need for an efficient and viable method for resolving issues arising from the duties the law imposes on employers and businesses...
Virginia employment law and wrongful termination of employees
Losing a job in Virginia can cause a litany of problems financially, professionally and personally. The person must be aware of what steps to take if they believe there was a legal violation. Based on at-will employment, employers do have the ability to dismiss a...
Sexual harassment in the workplace
Many employees are unaware of the federal laws that regulate inappropriate behavior that can occur in the workplace, such as sexual harassment. It is important to know what makes up sexual harassment and how does the federal law regulate it. This type of harassment...
Some professionals are held to a higher standard
When you seek out the services of a McLean, Virginia professional, you expect a certain level of service, competence and experience. If you don’t receive the service you expect, it could be due to professional malpractice. You see, certain professionals, such as...
