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6 Signs of a Hostile Work Environment

Employment discrimination, whether based on race, sex, age, or any other protected characteristic, is rarely overt. It’s uncommon for an employer to say to an employee, for example, “You know, you’d be great for this...
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How to Appeal a Denied or Revoked Security Clearance

Virginia is home to more federal employees than any other state, coming in second only to the District of Columbia by raw numbers. In a state where so many professionals depend on security clearances for defense,...
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Whistleblower Protections for Federal Employees

As public servants, federal employees play an important role in maintaining government accountability. While there is no strict legal duty on government employees to disclose wrongful activity, our laws encourage them to do...
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Proving Age Discrimination in Virginia

The American workforce is growing older. According to the Pew Research Center, the older workforce (aged 65 and above) has quadrupled in size since the mid-1980s. And while older adults tend to be healthier and have fewer...
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Virginia’s Expanded Noncompete Ban Now in Effect

If you’ve been paying any attention to labor market trends lately, you’ll likely have heard of noncompete agreements — a type of employment contract that generally prohibits the covered party from accepting employment...
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