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- What To Do If Your Business Has Been Sued
- Harsher Penalties Recommended for Employers Who Misclassify Employees as Independent Contractors
- Webinar - Introduction to Virginia's Permanent Standard for Infectious Disease Prevention, Feb. 2, 2021
- SBA Temporarily Suspends New 8(a) Business Development Program Applications
- Fourth Circuit Dismisses Race Discrimination Case, but Finds Potential Retaliation
- Video: Virginia Divorce Attorney Joanna Foard on Mediation
- What To Do When Accused of Breach of Contract
- Ask General Counsel: Overview of Vaccine Mandates
- Eastern District of Virginia Finds Evidence of Age Discrimination After Forcing Employee to Resign Following Derogatory Age-Related Comments
- Video: Overview of Child Support in Virginia
- The Lifeline for Mid-Sized Businesses: Main Street Lending Option
- Politics in the Workplace: Employer and Employee Rights
- Retaliation and Age Discrimination Lawsuit Dismissed
- Ask A Small Business Attorney: How To Set Up A Limited Liability Company?
- Should Your Business Consider A Business Interruption Lawsuit Against Your Insurance Company
- Liberty Mutual v. Copart of Connecticut: Understanding the Difference Between Duty to Defend and Duty to Indemnify.
- Western District of Virginia Finds Employee Diagnosed With Cancer “Disabled” Under the ADA
- Navigating Collaborative Divorce: A Healthier Approach for Families
- 10 Things to Know About Getting Divorced in Virginia
- Ask General Counsel: Why your business or nonprofit needs a contract management solution
- Business General Manager Not an “Employer” Under the FLSA?
- Front Pay, Back Pay and other Damages in Retaliation Case
- CARES Act Relief for Government Contractors
- Virginia Circuit Court Clarifies Pleading Requirements for Tortious Interference
- Defamation in the Workplace
- How to Hire a Business Attorney
- Selling Your Business Successfully
- Enforcement of Foreign Arbitration Awards
- Ask General Counsel: What to do if you (or your business) has been sued
- Understanding Child Custody and Visitation Rights in Virginia
- General Counsel, P.C. attorneys win Virginia’s SECOND largest verdict of 2017
- To Grant, or not to Grant? How Employers Should Determine Whether an ADA Accommodation Request is Reasonable?
- Employee Must Meet Employer’s Legitimate Expectations to Establish Case of Employment Discrimination
- Video: Spousal Support in Virginia, Part 1 of 2
- Ask General Counsel: Who are we and how can we help you?
- Virginia Supreme Court Extends Judicial Emergency
- Virginia is the First State to Mandate Emergency COVID-19 Rules for Employers
- Ask General Counsel: What should I consider during a business divorce?
- Ask General Counsel: Take caution when competing against former employer
- Video: Spousal Support and Alimony in Virginia Divorce, Part 2
- Ask General Counsel: A legal game plan to protect your estate
- Virginia State Corporation Commission Issues Alert to Virginia Corporations
- Temporary Restraining Orders: A ‘Drastic’ Remedy for Custodial Disputes
- Ask General Counsel: 6 reasons NOT to serve as the registered agent for your business
- What to Consider Before Implementing a Mandatory Arbitration Agreement for Your Business
- Online Estate Planning—You Get What You Pay For
- EEOC Guidance on Visual Disabilities in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act
- Navigating Collaborative Divorce: A Healthier Approach for Families
- Client Alert for D.C. Employers: Updates to Universal Paid Leave Act (UPLA)
- SBA Heightens Certification Requirement for PPP Loans and Provides a Safe Harbor
- Estate Planning Survivorship Options 101: Do You Know What Your Estate Plan Actually Does?
- April 29th Luncheon With FedBid Founder, Ali Saadat
- Case Law Update: Are Employers Liable for Employee Gossip?
- Essential Steps for Foreign Companies Entering the U.S. Market
- COVID-19 Closed Virginia Occupational Safety and Health (VOSH) Cases (9/1-10/20)
- Fairfax Circuit Court Finds For Employees, Holding Non-Compete Overly Broad And Unenforceable
- Virginia Beach City Council candidate is awarded $5 million in defamation case over Facebook posts
- Case Law Update: Fourth Circuit Expands Definition of “Protected Activity” Under Title VII
- Is Your Teaming Agreement Enforceable?
- Can Employers Be Held Liable If Employees Contract Coronavirus In The Workplace?
- General Counsel, P.C.’s 15th Anniversary
- Ask General Counsel: How to get government contracts with small business certification
- Ask General Counsel: Burden increases on employers when considering religious accommodation requests
- Best Practices for Drafting Effective Non-Competition Agreements
- What's In a Business Name?
- Court Finds for Employer in Race Discrimination Case
- Additional CARES Act Information for Government Contractors
- Introducing our newest attorney, Craig Lawless
- Student’s Defamation Claims Survive Shenandoah University’s Motion to Dismiss
- Think About Exit Planning Sooner Rather Than Later
- Virginia Covid-19 Rules for Employers – Part 2
- Client Alert for Maryland Employers: "Ban the Box" Veto Overridden
- Johnny Depp helps to provide Guidance on What Defamatory Statements are “Actionable” in Virginia
- Hair Club for Men v. Ehson
- What Employers Need To Know About Federal Employment Laws
- Navigating Collaborative Divorce: A Healthier Approach for Families
- Recovering Attorneys' Fees
- Rhodes v. Comcast
- Starting Your Own Business
- Ask General Counsel: Do You Know What Your Estate Plan Actually Does?
- Religious Exemption for Employer COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
- Ask General Counsel: What to Know About Bid Protests
- Happy and Safe Holidays from GENERAL COUNSEL, P.C.
- Where Would you like to Sue or be Sued?
- What Happened at General Counsel, P.C. Today
- Business and Business Owner Liable for FLSA and Breach of Contract Damages.
- Virginia Court Finds “Romantic Restrictions” in Custody Agreement Unenforceable
- Piercing the corporate veil is an exceptional remedy
- The Importance of a Documenting Your Business Co-Ownership Relationship
- D.C. Employment Update: Proving Title VII Employment Discrimination No Longer Requires Showing of Tangible Harm following Request or Denial of Job Transfer
- New Form I-9 Must Be Used by November 2023 – Major Updates for Remote Verification
- Corporate and Tax Newsletter
- Ask General Counsel: Online estate planning -- you get what you pay for!
- SBA Has Reopened for New 8(a) Applications
- Doing Business with Virginia Localities: A Procurement Law Primer
- Maintaining Confidentiality During Workplace Investigations
- Ask General Counsel: How to get divorced in Virginia?
- Eastern District of Virginia Finds in Favor of Employer After Employees Acquired and Disclosed Confidential Information to Competitor
- Out-of-State Business Sued in Virginia
- Top Ten Issues a Freelance Professional Should Address in a Services Agreement
- SBA Extends PPP Loan Safe Harbor Date And DOJ Brings First PPP Fraud Charges
- Fourth Circuit Finds For Employee in Discrimination and Retaliation Case
- What's In Your Subcontract?
- Company and Company Owner Liable for FLSA Violations – Workers Not Independent Contractors
- Ask General Counsel: Top 5 employment law misunderstandings
- Employer’s Must be Careful of Retaliation
- Do you need mask signs for your business? Here are a few.
- Who Does Your Business Attorney Represent? You or Your Business?
- The Importance of a Documenting Your Business Co-Ownership Relationship
- The Importance of Employers Having Enforceable Written Commission & Bonus Plans
- The Beginner's Guide to Severance Agreements
- GovCon Prime & Sub Relationships - Shifting Cost & Liability - Webinar Compliance Series Part 2
- Announcing the Addition of the Emerging Companies Practice Group & Formation of the DCX
- Considerations for an Asset Purchase Transaction
- Construction Contractors Determined to be Joint Employers for FLSA Liability
- COVID-19 in the Workplace: Taking Employees’ Temperatures At Work
- Contractors determined to be Joint Employers and Workers W-2 Employees, Not Independent Contractors
- Leesburg Man Arrested for $2.5M CARES Act Loan Fraud
- Ask General Counsel: What's the difference between a 1099 contractor and a W-2 employee?
- Litigation Privileges
- Ask General Counsel: Top 10 issues that should be addressed in a services agreement
- Fourth Circuit Upholds Age Discrimination Verdict
- Is Your Non-Compete Agreement Enforceable
- Sharon Steele (General Counsel, P.C.) on Supreme Court’s decision in Kingdomware Technologies, Inc.
- NVR Non-Compete Held Unenforceable
- SBA Clarifies PPP Good Faith Certification Question
- Exempt vs. Non-Exempt -- Is Your Business Properly Paying Its Employees?
- Employers Beware of Retaliation Claims
- Ask General Counsel: Can a contract be formed through email communications?
- Getting Divorced? Don’t Forget to Change the Beneficiaries on Your Insurance Policies
- How the Fair Labor Standards Act Impacts Your Business
- Impact of 2018 Tax Changes on Taxation of Employment-Related Settlement Payments
- Fourth Circuit Finds for Employer in ADA Employment Discrimination Case: Employee Isn’t a Qualified Individual
- Suspension and Debarment: Two Words No Government Contractor Wants to Hear
- Taxation of Employment-Related Settlement Payments
- Judge Limits Grandparents’ Rights, Ruling Grandparent Visitation Statute Unconstitutional
- The Cost of an EB-5 Regional Center Project Investment
- Employers Beware: Virginia Court Finds for Plaintiff in Recent Age Discrimination Retaliation Case
- The Many Faces of Rent
- Preparing to Compete: How to Legally Prepare to Compete While Still Employed
- What Employers Need to Know About the Family and Medical Leave Act
- Employer Liability for Hostile Work Environment Claims
- Virginia Court of Appeals Makes Equitable Distribution Decision For Family Home
- Why Every Franchisee Needs a Franchise Lawyer
- Businesses May Now Need To Plan Against Successor Liability After Asset Sales: What To Know
- Beware of Unpaid Interns!
- Joanna Foard Recognized As 2022 Virginia Super Lawyer
- The Importance of Succession Planning for Business Owners
- What Does the Court Consider When Making Custody or Visitation Decisions?
- What's In Your Subcontract?
- Expansion of the Mentor-Protégé Program – Form Strategic Alliances
- 6 Estate Planning Lessons to Take From a Grumpy Old Man
- EEOC Sues United Healthcare Services for Religious Discrimination Against Remote Worker for Refusing COVID Vaccine
- Unauthorized Computer Access by Former Employee – Protection of Trade Secrets
- What Employers Need to Know About the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
- Estate Planning Checklist: A Guide to the 8 Most Important Estate Planning Documents
- Fleming v. Bayou Steel: Parent, Holding Company, Private Equity Liability under the WARN Act.
- 8(a) Contractors Risk Losing Status if the Annual Review Is Ignored
- Eastern District of Virginia Finds in Favor of Employer When Employee Claimed Racial Discrimination and Then Voluntary Resigned
- Supreme Court of Virginia Finds in Favor of Minority Shareholder
- How to Discuss the Topic of Divorce with your Spouse
- Ask General Counsel: Court Allows Ex-AOL Executive Reduction in Alimony Obligations
- What to Do If Your Business Has Been Sued
- Retaliation Standard Tightened -- But, Employers Must Still Exercise Extreme Caution
- Is Your Business Missing Out on Small Business Set Asides?
- Primer on Severance Agreements
- Missed opportunities can cost your small business big in the long run
- Intern or Employee? Should Your Organization be Paying Your Interns?
- COVID 19 Business Leaders Survive and Thrive Webinar 10 29 2020
- Ask General Counsel: How do courts determine child custody and visitation rights?
- Understanding Key Federal Employment Laws
- Wine and Trusts? Decanting Explained
- Practical Counsel - Enforceability of Non-Compete Agreements
- Breaching a Non-Competition Agreement in Virginia
- Corporate Issues in Divorce - Avoiding Divorce Issues Among Equity holders
- Marci Love Thomas on Federal News Radio - Missed opportunities can cost your small business big in the long run
- FLSA Exemptions, and the Risks of Misclassification
- Asset vs. Stock Purchase
- Virginia Temporary (Covid-19) Emergency Standard for Employers 09 15 2020
- Advice from Divorce Attorney - How to Protect Your Business During a Divorce
- Your Game Is Not the Only Thing That Needs a Winning Strategy: Get a Legal Game Plan!
- Why Every Employer MUST have Anti-Harassment Policy
- Understanding Parental Rights for Unmarried Parents in Virginia
- Who Breached First? Virginia Court Offers Guidance on Breach of Contract Claims
- Ask General Counsel: Can I date while separated in Virginia?
- How Courts Weigh a Parent Living Out-of-State When Determining Custody of a Minor Child?
- 3 Things to Consider Before Starting Your Own Business
- Does Your Company's Severance Agreement Discriminate Against Employees?
- Minority Shareholder Rights in Virginia
- Ten Reasons Your Company Needs to Update Their Employee Handbook
- Top Five Reasons Virginia Employers Need to Review/Update Their Restrictive Covenant Agreements
- Strong Evidence (and Documentation) Defeats Employee’s Retaliation Claim
- Are Retirement Accounts Classified as Marital or Separate Property?
- Personal Liability for Corporate Obligations - How to Avoid Piercing the Corporate Veil
- Keeping an Eye on Your Employees
- COVID-19 Employer and Employee Rights and Obligations
- How to Read a U.S. Government RFP Webinar 9 3 2020
- Ask General Counsel: Can a marital separation agreement contain 'romantic restrictions'?
- New York bill could Ban Non-Compete Agreements
- 1099 vs. W-2: What Every Employer Needs to Know
- Staying in Compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act
- DC BAN ON NON-COMPETE AGREEMENTS PENDING CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW, WILL PROHIBIT MOST NON-COMPETES AND ANTI-MOONLIGHTING POLICIES IN DC IF ENACTED
- Acclaim Technical Services, LLC Acquires Global Consulting Services, Inc.
- Ask General Counsel: How to Protect Your Business in a Divorce
- New Year's Resolutions for Immigration Clients
- Conditional Green Card Through EB-5: Your Rights & Responsibilities as a Permanent Resident
- Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business
- Issues Impacting EPL and Other Insurance Coverage for Government Contractors - Webinar Series Part 3
- I-9 Compliance Issues: Independent Contractors
- Caution When Signing Promissory Note – It Could Result in Personal Liability
- Tips on Preparing for a Divorce Consultation
- It May Be Time to Update Your Workplace Social Media Policy...
- Fourth Circuit Finds for Employer in Race Discrimination Case
- 10 Things to Know About Getting Divorced
- Webinar: How to Protect your Business in a Divorce
- The H-1B Temporary Worker Visa
- District of Columbia Passes New COVID-19 Regulations for Employers
- Supreme Court of Virginia Finds Beneficiaries of Estate Don’t Have Standing to Sue on Behalf of the Estate
- Divorce Can Be Confusing. We Have Answers for You.
- Alternative Dispute Resolution: Is it Right for Your Business?
- Small Business Prime Contracting Praise for DHS, Commerce, and USAID
- Unlawful Retaliation: How to reduce our exposure and protect our employees?
- Fourth Circuit Overturns “Exceptionally Large” Damages Award in Defamation Case
- How Can You Comply with Virginia's MANDATORY COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard?
- Real Estate Considerations when Preparing for Divorce
- What Do Virginia Courts Consider When Awarding Spousal Support?
- Series of New Laws Reshape Virginia Employment Law
- Ask General Counsel: What does the likely abortion decision mean for Virginians?
- Ask General Counsel: How to protect your business from divorce?
- Fourth Circuit Denies Employer’s Motion to Dismiss Employee’s Retaliation
- Virginia Refuses to Recognize Good Faith Exceptions to “No Contest” Clauses
- The Virginia Computer Crimes Act
- What is the Difference Between a 1099 Independent Contractor and a W-2 Employee?
- Business Break-Ups Can Be Complicated - Valuation of Corporate Shares
- A Primer on Claims: 10 Things to Know About Filing a Claim Against the Government
- Employment Law Update: Supreme Court Says Arbitration Requirements in Employment Agreements are Enforceable
- Virginia Enacts Ban the Box legislation for Marijuana Possession
- Why Employers (and Employees) Need to Pay Attention to the Fair Labor Standards Act
- Public Policy Exception to At-Will Employment Doctrine in Virginia
- Virginia Court Rules on Former Spouse’s Right to Military Retirement Pay: Finds Spouse Entitled to Share
- What Should I Consider During a Business Divorce?
- Ask General Counsel: Is my bamboo Zen Garden a nuisance and trespass?
- Commercial Leases -- You Can't Do That in Here
- Congress Makes PPP Loan Forgiveness Easier
- 6 Reasons Business Owners should NOT serve as the Registered Agent for their Business.
- Employer Obligations & Penalties - COVID-19 Emergency Standard
- So You’re Getting Divorced—What Happens to Your Estate Plan?
- Break the Small Business Administration's Rules, Go to Jail
- Employment Law Update: New Test for Determining if California Workers are Employees or Independent Contractors
- Enforce That Non-Compete Agreement
- Wells Fargo False Accounts Scandal
- Forms Generator to Help Employers Comply COVID-19 Emergency Standard
- Ask General Counsel: Does divorce affect my security clearance?
- Ask General Counsel: How to prepare to compete while still employed
- Failure to Accommodate and Retaliation – Mitigating Factors and Lessons for Employers
- VetWorking - May 7th with Major General David R. Gust (Ret.)
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- How to Effectively Respond and Investigate a Harassment or Claim of Discrimination
- Employers: COVID-19 Rules adopted by Safety and Health Codes Board became effective January 27, 2021
- Eastern District of Virginia Finds Employees Did Not Breach Duty of Loyalty to Former Employer
- When a Competitor Hires Your Former Employee: Enforcing Your Rights
- Ask General Counsel: What's 'defamatory' in Virginia? Johnny Depp provides guidance
- Grounds for Discovery Sanctions for Destruction of Digital Evidence
- Ghost, Goblins, Ghouls and Zombies--A Halloween Employment Primer
- The “Reasonable” Covenant Not To Compete
- NEVER Purchase a Business without Advice of Expert Corporate Law Attorneys
- Virginia Employment Alert: Effective July 1st, 2019 - New Law Requires Disclosure of Personnel Records. Employer Should Update Employee Handbooks
- Ask General Counsel: 8 New Year's resolutions for employers
- Experts to Discuss Affordable Care Act Impact on Small Business Owners
- Covenants Not To Compete: When Do You Need Them, How Do You Implement Them?
- Ask General Counsel: Can federal or government contractor employees use marijuana?
- Maryland Employment Alert: Effective October 1, 2019 –Non-Compete Agreements Prohibited for Low Wage Employees
- Client Alert for Virginia Employers: Virginia Bans Discrimination on the Basis of Hairstyles
- Pregnancy Discrimination: EEOC vs. Dimensions Healthcare Sys., No. PX15-2342
- SUPERVISOR LIABILITY FOR EMPLOYMENT-RELATED DECISIONS
- Special Employment Considerations for Government Contractors
- Supreme Court Holds Title VII Includes Protections for LGBT Employees
- Ask General Counsel: Celebrity estate battle pits Anne Heche’s ex vs. her estranged son
- New Legislation Expands the Scope of the ADA
- Employment Law: Court Determines Gov't Contractor's Non-Compete Unenforceable
- Key Takeaways from the 2022 GAO Bid Protest Annual Report
- Even a Small Business Can Lose a Small Business Size Protest
- Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Policy Upheld by Texas Federal Court
- Cybersleuthing in the Digital Age
- Corona Virus Alert
- Virginia Court of Appeals Finds Long-Term Relationship With Joint Property Doesn’t Constitute “Marriage” Under Prior Separation Agreement
- More is Not Always Better for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses
- Fourth Circuit Clarifies What is Necessary to Sustain a Jury Trial for Breach of Duty of Loyalty and Tortious Interference with Contractual Relations
- Fourth Circuit Finds in Favor of Employer in ADA Case: Employee Couldn’t Perform Essential Functions of Job With Reasonable Accommodation
- Virginia Court of Appeals Grants Decrease In Spousal Support Award After Husband Takes New Job With Lower Salary
- What to Consider (and Avoid) When Planning to Leave Your Company
- SBA Removes Limitation on Dollar Amount under WOSB Program
- Assignments & Subleases in Commercial Real Estate Leases
- Keeping an Eye on Your Employees
- Employment Law Update: New Approach to Determining Whether Employer Policies Violate the NLRA
- Coronavirus-Related Employment Guidance
- Ask General Counsel: Employer’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy upheld
- Understanding the ADEA and ADA as an Employer
- New SBA Regulations to Aid in Small Business Participation
- Properly Investigating and Responding to Employee Complaints of Harassment or Discrimination
- Mental Impairment - Employment Counselor
- General Counsel, P.C. Celebrates Trial Win!
- NLRB Closes the Curtain on Opera Independent Contractors
- Maryland Employers Should Prepare for Flexible Leave Act
- Business Quiz: How Well Do You Know Your Monthly Financial Numbers?
- Does an ADA Failure to Accommodate Claim Require an Adverse Employment Action? In DC, MD, and VA an Adverse Employment Action is Not Required.
- Client Alert: EEOC Guidance regarding COVID Vaccine
- What Does a Court Consider to be Legitimate Retaliation?
- Unemployment Benefits for Seasonal Employees
- Virginia Court Upholds 1-Year, 50-Mile Radius Non-Compete Agreement For National Staffing Company
- Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act
- Zettervall v. Leidos: Employment Lawsuit Dismissed for Failure to File Timely EEOC Charge
- Airing on the Side of Preservation: An Employer’s Duty to Preserve Text Messages, Even on Employees’ Personal Cell Phones
- Court Refuses to Enforce Trust’s Arbitration Clause: A Trust is Not a Contract
- SEC Rules Separation Agreements Cannot Restrict a Departing Employee’s Right to Engage with a Governmental Agency
- Employer Needs Legitimate, Non-Discriminatory Grounds for Termination
- D.C. Employment Law Updates - August 2020
- BID PROTEST WEEKLY: ERIMAX, Inc., B-410682, January 22, 2015 GAO Opinion Disposition: Protest denied.
- CAN I BE SUED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS (COVID 19) – AND AM I COVERED?
- Payment Deductions for Negative Leave Issue
- Ask General Counsel: Video edition – family law overview
- General Counsel, P.C. Secures Dismissal of COVID-19 Discrimination Lawsuit for Client
- Eastern District of VA Holds that National Origin Discrimination Includes Caucasians of European Descent
- The American Dream: EB-5 Visa Opportunities
- Investors’ Claims against LLC Founders Fail for Lack of Standing and Improperly Identifying Parties
- EEOC’s Proposed Rule to Protect Pregnant Workers
- Starting a Veteran-Owned Business in the Washington, D.C. Metro Area: A Guide for Business Owners
- Keeping an Eye on Your Employees
- Cindy Hsu Joins General Counsel, P.C.'s Intellectual Property and Corporate Practice Groups
- Protecting Your Business in a Divorce
- DOL Overtime Update Client Alert
- Telecon Recording: Employment Implications of Employment Legislation for Coronavirus - 3/25/2020
- L Visa as an Option to Expand into the US Market
- Top Ten Non-Profit Employment Pitfalls -- Does Your Organization Need an Employment Law Audit?
- Free Webinar: Divorce can be Confusing - We have Answers for You.
- Religious Exemptions to COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination Policies
- Ask General Counsel: Estate planning lessons from Queen Elizabeth
- Working on a Student Visa
- DC Xcelerator ("DCX") Entrepreneur Program
- Virginia COVID 19 Standard with VOSH Program Manager, Tracy Michaud (Virginia Occupational Safety and Health Program)
- Ask General Counsel: Religious exemptions to mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policies
- When Must Interns and Volunteers be Paid?
- Ask General Counsel: Should I join? What is a class action or mass tort?
- Important Procedural Changes Impacting Virginia Litigation
- Webinar: Bid Protests - When, Where and Can You Win?
- Commercial Lease Primer -- Last But Not Lease
- Fourth Circuit Holds Employer Wasn’t Required to Create a Job-Share Position as a Reasonable Accommodation Under the ADA
- Virginia Court Upholds Separation Agreement Provision on Military Pension Division
- VA Seeks Comments to Improve VOSB Program
- Webinar: Estate Planning - 20 Most Common Questions Clients Ask About Estate Planning
- Small Business Lawyer: Converting Your Partnership to a Limited Liability Company
- Overview and Compliance with Virginia's Permanent Standard for Infectious Disease Prevention
- Marijuana in the Workplace Under D.C., Maryland, and Virginia Law
- Ten Reasons Your Company Needs to Update Their Employee Handbook
- Sole Source Authority for Women-Owned Small Businesses
- Ask General Counsel: Everything you need to know about the Johnny Depp trial to discuss at your next summer barbecue
- Protecting Your Business in a Divorce Webinar
- Ask General Counsel: Can employers require employees to receive COVID-19 vaccinations?
- I'm considering a sale of my corporate business. Should I sell its assets or my stock ownership in the company?
- Ask General Counsel: Top five reasons Virginia employers need to review their restrictive covenant agreements
- What is a "Small Business"?
- Ask General Counsel: How to Avoid Celebrity Estate Planning Mistakes
- Employer May Be Liable for Defamation for Making Statements to Former Employee’s New Employer
- Employment Law: Religious Accommodation, Hand-Scanners, and the “Mark of the Beast”
- President Biden’s COVID-19 Vaccination Directive is also for Federal Contractors
- Virginia Court Finds for Employer After Employee Theft of Company Intellectual Property
- June 2014 GovCon Seminar: SBA Programs for Government Contractors
- Can Employees of Government Contractors use Medical Marijuana?
- Ask General Counsel: What are the laws governing politics in the workplace?
- Are a Child’s Preferences Enough to Modify a Custody Agreement in Virginia?
- Estate Planning Choices of 3 Legends & The Valuable Lessons They Can Teach Us
- Have You Been Left Out? What Happens to Unintentionally Omitted Heirs
- Can Your Small Business Generate Work from the Federal Government?
- Answers to 20 Common Questions About Divorce in Virginia
- U.S. Supreme Court Holds Employee Who Accessed Work Database for Improper Purpose Did Not Violate CFAA
- A Special Message of Gratitude on Veterans Day
- EEOC Announces New Strategic Enforcement Plans
- Virginia Court Orders Defendant to Pay Fees After Deleting Evidence
- Back To Work - A Complimentary Employment Law Series Part 3
- Protecting Your Reputation Digital and Legal Strategies 2021
- Use Care (and Caution) in Drafting Contracts
- The Corporate Law and Tax Counselor - Practical Counsel for Business Law
- Virginia Employers: Review and Consider Amending Employment Agreements to Add Duty to Disclose Conflicts
- Supreme Court of Virginia Holds Individuals Not Liable as Employers for Unpaid Wages under Virginia Wage Payment Act
- Family Law Financial Issues: A Webinar for Financial, Tax, and Accounting Professionals
- Western District of Virginia Dismisses Case After Plaintiff Destroys Evidence
- General Counsel, P.C. joins IR as the exclusive Employment Law (Corporate) Member in US - Virginia
- Top Ten Issues a Freelance Professional Should Address in a Services Agreement
- Is Your Non-Compete Agreement Enforceable?
- Spousal Support Payments: The importance of accurately reflecting your current economic needs.
- Litigation Case Valuation
- Starting a Business in the Washington Metro Area
- Working Foremen: FLSA Exempt or Not
- Webinar: Government Contracting - DFARS Part 233- Protests, Disputes, And Appeals - Win Federal Contracts
- General Counsel PC joins IR as the exclusive Employment Law (Corporate) and Employment Law (Individuals) in US- Virginia
- How to Protect Your Business with Covenants Not to Compete
- Covenants Not To Compete: When Do You Need Them, How Do You Implement Them?
- When a Competitor Hires Your Former Employee: Enforcing Your Rights
- Business Attorney Matthew Brennan Joins General Counsel, P.C.
- Employers Should Have A COVID-19 Vaccine Policy
- Announcing New Ownership
- Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) - Employer Notice 3/27/2020
- Ask General Counsel: What is my personal liability as a business owner?
- Federal Contractor Pays Settlement to Resolve EEOC Lawsuit
- Why Employers (and Employees) Need to Pay Attention to the Fair Labor Standards Act
- Ask General Counsel: Are non-compete agreements enforceable in Virginia?
- Intellectual Property in the United States
- Government Contractor Restrictive Covenant Enforced in Part
- TechINT v. Sasnett
- Ask General Counsel: Getting Divorced? Be Sure to Update Your Will, Trust and Estate Planning Documents.
- Virginia Court Grants Injunctive Relief in Case of Financial Advisor Non-Solicitation Agreement: Is Your Employment Agreement Right for Your Business?
- Corporate and Contract Compliance for Government Contractors - Webinar Series Part 1
- Brief Survey of Non-Compete Law impacting East Coast States
- Virginia’s New Mandatory COVID Workplace Standard
- 2021 NDAA Makes Important Changes to Past Performance Evaluations for Small Businesses
- Can You Fire an Employee for Not Being a “Good Fit?”
- I Want to Get a Divorce, but Don’t Know Where to Start
- Ask General Counsel: Legal Considerations When Starting a Business
- Are you Asking job Candidates Illegal Questions During an Interview?
- Do You Have to Disclose a Profit-Sharing Plan in Your Property Settlement Agreement?
- Employment Law: Changing Requirements for White Collar Overtime Exemption on Hold
- General Counsel, P.C. Welcomes Lewis P. Rhodes to Our Firm
- Evidence in Virginia Child Custody Matters – How to Build a Strong Case?
- Teaming Agreement Best Practices for Government Contractors
- What is the Discovery Process in Virginia Family Law Cases?
- EEOC Establishes Pregnant Workers Fairness Act – What Employers and Employees Need to Know
- Joanna Foard Joins General Counsel, P.C. to Lead Family Law Practice
- Proposed Change to FAR Seeks to Revise Protest and Appeal Procedures for Small Business Size and Status Protests
- The Computer Professional Exemption Under the FLSA
- What is Equitable Distribution in Virginia?
- Starting a Business in the Washington Metro Area
- Properly Protecting Confidential Information
- New DOL Overtime Rules Effective January 1, 2020
- Eastern District of Virginia Finds for Plaintiffs for Misappropriation of Trade Secrets and Breach of Contract Claims
- Deductions from Pay for Exempt Employees
- Ask General Counsel: Is the mental health of other spouse a legally justifiable reason for leaving the marital home?
- SBA Final Rule Clarifies Consequences of Misrepresenting Small Business Status
- Coronavirus Impact on Business Contracts - Live Recording 4/1/2020
- Employer Not Required to Make Safety Exemptions for Employee in ADA Case
- Ask General Counsel: Use care (and caution) in drafting contracts
- Video: Virginia Attorney Joanna Foard on Equitable Distribution
- Video: Overview of Grounds for Divorce in Virginia
- Ask a Corporate Lawyer: What is My Company Worth?
- Caution When Giving Employees Holiday Bonuses
- Webinar: Religious Exemptions to COVID 19 Mandatory Vaccination Policies
- What to do After You’ve Been Served with Divorce Paperwork
- Virginia Supreme Court Offers Additional Guidance on Defamation Standard
- Action Required: D.C. Employers Required to Provide Paid Family Leave Notice to Employees by 2/1/2020
- 12th Anniversary Message to Clients
- Moss v. Saja: Shining New Light on Judicial Interpretation of the Virginia Values Act
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