http://www.elinfonet.com/starticles/47 Articles discussing workplace law in Virginia. Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:07:27 EST en-us http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?stateID=1903 Article: 1903 Tue, 17 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EST elin@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) A new Virginia statute aiding employees who have been victims of a crime requires their employers to grant them leave from work to be present at any criminal proceedings in certain cases. The law, which took effect July 1, 2007, however, may have a much greater impact than most employers anticipate. The expansive definitions used under the statute augur broad coverage and a likely impact on employee staffing. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?stateID=1862 Article: 1862 Fri, 25 May 2007 00:00:00 EST elin@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) Virginia enacted a new law on March 15, 2007, that requires employers to allow an employee who was the victim of a crime to leave work to be present at any criminal proceedings relating to the crime. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?stateID=1398 Article: 1398 Tue, 23 Aug 2005 00:00:00 EST elin@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) Effective July 1, 2005, Virginia has repealed its Day of Rest law, which had required all employers to provide all employees with one 24-hour rest period each week and allowed non-managerial employees in many industries to chose Saturday or Sunday as their day of rest. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?stateID=1285 Article: 1285 Wed, 06 Apr 2005 00:00:00 EST elin@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) A major retailer recently learned the hard way how not to hire a strong-performing employee from a competitor. In a recent decision from a Virginia Circuit Court, James, Ltd. v. Saks Fifth Avenue, Inc., et al., Saks was hit with a $1.6 million judgment for its actions when it hired a sales employee directly from a competitor, disregarding the employee's non-compete obligation. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?stateID=1041 Article: 1041 Thu, 15 Jul 2004 00:00:00 EST elin@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) In April 2004, the Virginia General Assembly unintentionally amended Virginia's Day of Rest Law to remove the exemptions for certain employers. On July 13 the General Assembly fixed its mistake and restored the exemptions, but not before CNN and other media outlets gave it significant attention. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?stateID=1026 Article: 1026 Thu, 08 Jul 2004 00:00:00 EST elin@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) Legislative error has caused widespread consternation among Virginia employers who discovered on July 1, 2004, that the Commonwealth's little-known "day of rest" laws have been amended to permit all non-managerial employees to insist upon Sunday off. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?stateID=1023 Article: 1023 Fri, 02 Jul 2004 00:00:00 EST elin@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) An effort by Virginia's lawmakers to repeal the state's blue laws has resulted in the reinstatement of a law requiring employees receive a 24-hour rest period each week.