by TimCoffieldAttorney | Apr 14, 2023 | Hiring, Insights, Military, Promotion, Virginia Laws
Virginia’s Veteran Preferential Hiring Law, Va. Code § 40.1-27.2 (“VPHL,” titled “Preference for veterans and spouses,”) allows employers to choose to grant preference in hiring and promotion to veterans or the spouses of disabled veterans. Definition of Disabled...
by TimCoffieldAttorney | Feb 13, 2023 | Civil Air Patrol, Insights, Leave, Military, Pilots, Retaliation, Virginia Laws
Virginia’s Civil Air Patrol Leave Law, Va. Code § 40.1-28.7:6 (“CAPLL,” titled “Employers to allow leave for volunteer members of Civil Air Patrol; civil remedy”), provides that employees who are volunteer members of the Civil Air Patrol are entitled to limited...
by TimCoffieldAttorney | Oct 7, 2022 | Insights, Privacy, Social Media, Virginia Laws
The Virginia Employee Social Media Privacy Act, VA Code § 40.1-28.7:5 (“VESMPA”), titled “Social media accounts of current and prospective employees,” generally prohibits Virginia employers from (1) requiring employees or prospective employees to disclose their social...
