Virginia Employers: Review and Consider Amending Employment Agreements to Add Duty to Disclose Conflicts

In a recent case, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia denied the employee’s motion to dismiss and determined that multiple claims could proceed against an employee, including breach of contract, breach of duty of loyalty, and fraud. In this case, the employee and employer entered into an Employment Agreement stating the
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Virginia Supreme Court Offers Additional Guidance on Defamation Standard

In Bryant-Shannon v. Hampton Roads Community Actions Program, Inc., the Virginia Supreme Court provided additional guidance on the requisite “sting” needed for a statement to be defamatory. The case lays out when a statement is “actionable” and provides examples of statements made in the workplace the court previously determined were not defamatory, because they didn’t
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6 Reasons Business Owners should NOT serve as the Registered Agent for their Business.

Businesses in Virginia are required to have a registered office and registered agent.  Many business owners serve as the registered agent and use their home as the registered office.  That may be a bad idea.  You should consider using General Counsel, P.C.    Here are Six Reasons Why     #1. Safety The registered office is
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Client Alert for Virginia Employers: Virginia Bans Discrimination on the Basis of Hairstyles

On March 3, 2020, Governor Ralph Northam signed HB 1514 into law, which amends the Virginia Human Rights Act. The Virginia Human Rights Act prohibits discrimination “on the basis of race.” HB 1514 adds to that and explains that “on the basis of race” includes “on the basis of traits historically associated with race, including
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General Counsel, P.C. Welcomes Lewis P. Rhodes to Our Firm

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Dear General Counsel, P.C. Clients and Friends:  General Counsel, P.C. is pleased to announce that Lewis P. Rhodes has joined the firm.  Lewis brings a combination of over 15 years of government contracts and legal experience and 26 years of management and leadership experience that will be invaluable to General Counsel, P.C. clients.  Lewis is
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General Counsel, P.C.’s 15th Anniversary

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Today, December 13, 2019, marks General Counsel, P.C.’s 15th Anniversary.  We want to take this opportunity to reflect and give thanks. To all of our clients and friends, thank you for your trust, support and loyalty.  We could not have reached this milestone without you. The firm was established in 2004 with the philosophy of focusing
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Andy Baxter Recognized as Super Lawyer Rising Star

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General Counsel P.C.’s, J. Andrew “Andy” Baxter, has been selected to the Super Lawyers 2020 Virginia Rising Stars list.  He was designated as a Top-Rated Business Litigation Attorney. Click Here to View Andy’s Super Lawyers Profile! Each year, no more than 2.5% of lawyers in each state are selected by the Super Lawyers research team
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