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A Guide to Child Labor Laws in Virginia

Child labor law violations are on the rise. According to the Department of Labor, there were a total of 955 cases involving child labor violations in 2023, up from 835 in 2022 and 747 in 2021. But even as the problem of child...
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Supreme Court Eases Burden on Plaintiffs in Employment Discrimination Claims

In April, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Muldrow v. City of St. Louis, Missouri, an employment discrimination case involving a sergeant in the St. Louis police department who alleged that she was unlawfully...
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Quiet Quitting Is Out. Loud Quitting Is In.

Quitting jobs historically has been relatively straightforward. Unless an employee was being terminated, they generally gave their notice to their employer, said their goodbyes to their coworkers, and moved on to their next...
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Five Employment Law Mistakes to Avoid

Business owners have a lot on their plates at all times. From running the day-to-day operations to finding the right talent to balancing the corporate books, there is not much time left over for employers to comb through the...
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What Counts as an “Adverse Employment Action?”

No employee is perfect, and it is not uncommon, even for the best employees, to occasionally fall short of their standards and suffer consequences. But those consequences must be based on the employee’s job performance...
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