An employment contract should give precise definitions to all essential terms and conditions of the relationship between the employer and the employee. It may also include things like pay rate, Read More

If you have adopted or are going to adopt a child and are looking into maternity leave, the FMLA act is what grants you the right to legally do so. The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is a United Read More

A non-compete agreement is a clause in a contract that states a party (usually an employee) agrees not to enter or start a similar profession or trade in competition against another party (usually the Read More

Virginia does not allow individual communities to raise the minimum wage, and in Alexandria, Virginia’s minimum wage of $7.25 isn’t allowing for its employees to live in the city. This lead Kim Bobo, Read More

An employment contract should give precise definitions to all essential terms and conditions of the relationship between the employer and the employee. It may also include things like pay rate, Read More

Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 created the rights to a minimum wage and “time-and-a-half” overtime pay for when a person works over forty hours in a week. The Read More

Whistleblowers A whistleblower is an employee who discloses information that they believe is evidence of illegality, gross waste or fraud, mismanagement, abuse of power, general wrongdoing, or a Read More

Non-Compete Clause (NCC) A non-compete agreement is a clause in a contract that states a party (usually an employee) agrees not to enter or start a similar profession or trade in competition Read More

Employment Discrimination Laws Employment Discrimination laws seek to prevent discrimination based on race, sex, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, physical disability, and age by Read More