Employer Considerations for Implementing COVID-19 Vaccination Policies By Samuel N. Klewans, Esq. and Michael W. Skerritt, Esq. Signaling at long last a light on the horizon, the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines has no doubt begun to ease fears for many employers trying to run businesses in a volatile and unprecedented environment. At the same time,…
D.C. Ban on Non-Compete Agreements
New Ban on Non-Compete Agreements in the District of Columbia By Samuel N. Klewans, Esq. and Michael W. Skerritt, Esq. Non-compete agreements have been the subject of much discussion, many scholarly articles, and numerous court cases dating back well over a hundred years. For many years, non-compete agreements were enforced provided they were reasonable in…
Virginia Values Act Expands Rights for Pregnancy and Related Conditions
Expanded Anti-Discrimination and Accommodation Rights for Pregnancy and Pregnancy-Related Conditions By Samuel N. Klewans, Esq. and Michael W. Skerritt, Esq. The newly enacted Virginia Values Act (“VVA”), which went into effect on July 1, 2020, expands existing prohibitions on terminating employees on the basis of pregnancy and “childbirth or related medical conditions” by creating a…