Employment Law Chronicle for Virginia & the District of Columbia

As a courtesy to employers and employment lawyers, The Employment Law Chronicle provides links to the text of key Federal, Virginia, and District of Columbia labor and employment laws published on government sites.

The FMLA permits eligible employees of covered employers to take up to 12 weeks of job-protected, unpaid leave during any 12-month period. The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2008 amends the FMLA to provide for additional categories of job-protected leave relating to members of the military.

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As a courtesy to employers and employment lawyers, The Employment Law Chronicle provides links to the text of key Federal, Virginia, and District of Columbia labor and employment laws published on government sites.

The Displaced Workers Protection Act of 1994, as amended by the Way to Work Amendment Act of 2006, requires certain new contractors who employ 25 or more people to retain eligible displaced food service, janitorial, building maintenance, non-professional health care, and security workers who performed similar services under a prior contract.

The full text of the DWPA, as amended, is found in Title 32 (Labor) of the D.C. Code.