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Veterans Small Business Verification
Monday of this week the Washington Post featured an article on the Department of Veterans Affairs āVeterans Firstā Contracting Program.Ā The article focused on the VAās verification process and how that process has led to the rejection of 70% of …
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Unconditional Ownership and Control of a Veteran-Owned Small Business
A small business may only participate in the VAās Veterans First Contracting Program if it demonstrates that it is unconditionally owned and controlled by a veteran or service-disabled veteran.Ā It is the āunconditionalā aspect of the ownership and control requirement …
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U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Class Action Against Wal-Mart
Earlier this week, perhaps the largest Title VII employee class action case ever contemplated was considered by the Supreme Court.Ā Around 1.5 million female Wal-Mart employees claimed discrimination and a class action was initiated.Ā The focus of their claim was …
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Federal Judge in Virginia Holds That Noncompete Included in Settlement Agreement is Reasonable
A Virginia federal district court judge recently held that a noncompetition agreement included in a settlement agreement may be subject to a more liberal standard of reasonableness than a typical noncompete which might be found in an employment agreement.Ā In… -
Fourth Circuit Re-Affirms the Importance of Taking Remedial Measures to Prevent Title VII Liability
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit re-affirmed the importance of employers promptly undertaking remedial measures calculated to eliminate discrimination in order to insulate themselves from liability under Title VII discrimination cases. In this case, the EEOC… -
Spiteful Motives, Lacking Improper Conduct, do not Support Tortious Interference Claim
In a recent opinion, the Supreme Court of Virginia held that actions motivated solely by ill will or personal spite, that donāt include improper conduct, do not support a claim for tortious interference with an at-will contract.Ā The court provided… -
The Fourth Circuit Holds that Athletic Coaches are Volunteers and not Entitled to Overtime Pay
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit recently held that a school safety officer who also served as a golf coach for a public high schoolās golf team is a volunteer and not entitled to overtime pay under… -
Publicly Available Software Code Can Be a Trade Secret if Compilation is Not Generally Known
A recent Fourth Circuit opinion analyzed when a software compilation can qualify for protection as a trade secret. Ā The plaintiff company claimed that although its software used publicly-available mathematical formulas, the combination and implementation of these formulas contained in the… -
Fourth Circuit Holds that Employer May be Liable for Harassment of Employee by Employer’s Client
InĀ EEOC v. Cromer Food Services Inc., 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 4279 (4thĀ Cir. March 3, 2011), foundĀ here,Ā a recent unpublished opinion by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, it was decided that …
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Fourth Circuit Holds that Employer May be Liable for Harassment of Employee by Employer’s Client
In EEOC v. Cromer Food Services Inc., 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 4279 (4th Cir. March 3, 2011), found here, a recent unpublished opinion by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, it was decided that an employer may …
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