by Tim Coffield | Jul 28, 2023 | FLSA, Healthcare Employees, Insights, Nurses, Overtime, Wages, Working Time
The Fair Labor Standards Act requires covered employers to pay minimum wages and overtime compensation to certain categories of employees. These requirements involve a determination as to the number of hours an employee “works” each workweek. As explained below, the...
by Tim Coffield | Jun 6, 2023 | FLSA, Insights, Overtime, Tim Coffield Attorney, Wages, Working Time
The Fair Labor Standards Act requires covered employers to pay minimum wages and overtime compensation to certain categories of employees. These requirements involve a determination as to the number of hours an employee “works” each workweek. As explained below, the...
by Tim Coffield | 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 Tim Coffield | 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 Tim Coffield | 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...
