http://www.employmentlawchronicle.com/ en-us 2008-07-04T12:51:14-05:00 http://www.employmentlawchronicle.com/2008/07/ofccps_redesigned_website.html Federal contractors in Virginia, the District of Columbia and nationwide should check out the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs' (OFCCP) new website, which aims to make it easier for employers to find and use information relating to compliance with... Lori J. Searcy 2008-07-04T12:51:14-05:00 http://www.employmentlawchronicle.com/2008/07/virginia_law_governing_employm_1.html As part of The Employment Law Chronicle's ongoing effort to chronicle workplace laws affecting employers in Virginia and the District of Columbia, please take note that Virginia Code Section 40.1-11.1, entitled "Employment of illegal immigrants," sanctions referral or employment of... Lori J. Searcy 2008-07-03T11:00:00-05:00 http://www.employmentlawchronicle.com/2008/07/venetian_casino_resort_v_eeoc.html In a key ruling for employers who need to protect the confidentiality of information submitted to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in connection with charges filed by employees, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit... Lori J. Searcy 2008-07-01T08:14:46-05:00 http://www.employmentlawchronicle.com/2008/06/what_are_an_employers_obligati.html The ADA requires covered employers to make a reasonable accommodation to the known disability of a qualified applicant or employee if the accommodation would not impose an "undue hardship" on the employer's business. In general, undue hardship means an action... Lori J. Searcy 2008-06-27T08:32:32-05:00 http://www.employmentlawchronicle.com/2008/06/who_is_covered_by_the_american_1.html The ADA protects employees or applicants who satisfy the test of being a "qualified individual with a disability," which means an individual with a disability who, with or without reasonable accommodation, can perform the essential functions of the job. If... Glossary of Employment Law Terms Lori J. Searcy 2008-06-26T08:23:55-05:00 http://www.employmentlawchronicle.com/2008/06/americans_with_disabilities_ac_1.html As a courtesy to lawyers, The Employment Law Chronicle provides links to the text of key Federal, Virginia, and District of Columbia labor and employment laws published on public sites. The ADA prohibits employment discrimination against "a qualified individual with... Lori J. Searcy 2008-06-26T08:14:55-05:00 http://www.employmentlawchronicle.com/2008/06/virginia_human_rights_act_virg_1.html As a courtesy to lawyers, The Employment Law Chronicle provides links to the text of key Federal, Virginia, and District of Columbia labor and employment laws published on public sites. The Virginia Human Rights Act prohibits discrimination because of... Lori J. Searcy 2008-06-25T18:01:16-05:00 http://www.employmentlawchronicle.com/2008/06/4th_circuit_court_of_appeals_e_1.html In two recent decisions, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit focused on relevant standards of review for two issues of interest to Virginia immigration and employment lawyers: In Woods v. Prudential Ins. Co., No. 07-1580 (June 11,... Employee Benefits Lori J. Searcy 2008-06-24T12:46:02-05:00 http://www.employmentlawchronicle.com/2008/05/ofccp_investigation_into_discr.html The U.S. Department of Labor's, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued a press release announcing a $1.5 million settlement against a federal contractor accused of discriminating against women and certain minority men in hiring procedures. OFCCP determined that... Federal Contractors Lori J. Searcy 2008-05-22T13:15:43-05:00 http://www.employmentlawchronicle.com/2008/05/virginia_circuit_court_phillip_1.html The Virginian-Pilot reports that a former employee filed suit in Norfolk Circuit Court seeking $65 million against BJ's Wholesale Club for failing to warn or take precautions to protect the former employee from her estranged husband who came to the... Virginia Cases Lori J. Searcy 2008-05-21T11:48:36-05:00