The “to do list” is long and daunting when you are start a new business. What entity to use ? What about office space ? What office furniture and equipment do I need ? All are good and necessary questions. Frequently missing from the list – what type of small business insurance will I need […]
In April 2012, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) expanded its guidance, “Enforcement Guidance on the Consideration of Arrest & Conviction Records in Employment Decisions Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,” and addressed in detail an employer’s use of criminal records checks information in employment decisions. While the EEOC always has […]
The impact of the Lead Paint Renovation, Repair and Painting Regulation on residential remodeling and related contractors is three-fold: training and certification for the contractor and employees, required work practices and required recordkeeping. First: the education requirement. The regulation requires that at least one person in the contractor’s firm be certified as a “certified renovator.” […]
Prior to 1978, lead was an additive in paints used in the residential and commercial construction industry. Consequently, residential housing stock built prior to 1978 was painted with lead-containing paint. The ingestion of lead paint dust and chips is a known potential health hazard to adults and children, but particularly to children 6 years old […]
You are a member of a non-profit board of directors. The organization works with at risk youth. An employee engages in conduct that brings the non-profit negative publicity and the inevitable lawsuits. Or, the organization fires an employee and the former employee files a employment discrimination complaint. In both cases, the complaints name individual members […]
Non-competition agreements, or non-solicitation agreements, are generally clauses within employment agreements which limit employees’ ability to enter into employment or to start a business which competes with a former employer. Under Virginia law, non-competes (sometimes called or written plainly “noncompetes”), though viewed as a restraint of trade, are enforceable if the three prongs of the […]