DGRead 21.03.15
Virginia Legalizes Recreational Pot, But Questions Remain; Virginia Enacts Limited Paid Leave; Virginia Creates Office of Civil Rights; DG/30 Milestone
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Virginia Legalizes Recreational Pot, But Questions Remain
By: M. Jarrad Wright The Old Dominion now has the “honor” of being the first state in the South and the sixteenth state in the nation to legalize marijuana. With only hours to go before the end of this year’s legislative session, the State Senate and House of Delegates struck a compromise and passed a […]
Virginia Creates Office of Civil Rights
By: Billy B. Ruhling, II The cultural awakening our nation has experienced over the last year in the wake of police shootings and the recognition that what had once been common behavior toward certain gender groups no longer is acceptable in the Old Dominion. On January 5, 2020, Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring announced that […]
DiMuroGinsberg Partner Discusses the Impact of the Continued COVID Pandemic
“2021 Trends: Dealing with the Impact of the Continued Pandemic Emergency in a Legally Compliant Manner,” was the subject of a presentation by DiMuroGinsberg partner, Jonathan R. Mook, for a January 20, 2021 webinar sponsored by Simplify Compliance. As part of his presentation, Jonathan addressed the legal ramifications stemming from the increased reporting by employees […]
DGRead 21.03.01
Virginia Set to Legalize Recreational Marijuana; President Biden Names New Chair to the EEOC: DiMuroGinsberg Partner Jonathan Mook Comments on EEOD’s Proposed Wellness Rule: DG/30 Milestone
Virginia Enacts Permanent COVID-19 Workplace Standard
By: Jonathan R. Mook Last summer, Virginia became the first state in the nation to adopt mandatory workplace safety rules to prevent the spread of COVID-19 by approving an Emergency Temporary Standard for Infectious Disease Prevention (“ETS”). Recently, the state adopted a Permanent Standard covering most private employers in the Commonwealth, as well as state […]
Virginia Set to Legalize Recreational Marijuana
By: Jarrad Wright Virginia is on the verge of making history and becoming the first state in the South to legalize and regulate recreational marijuana. Last year the General Assembly decriminalized marijuana by eliminating criminal sentences and replacing them with small fines. Now, on February 2, 2021, the House, in an 55-42 vote, passed HB2312 […]
Virginia Law Targets Worker Misclassification
By: Jayna Genti, DiMuroGinsberg P.C. Companies misclassifying their employees as independent continues to be a hot-button issue throughout the country, and Virginia is no exception. In the last year alone, legislation related to independent contractor misclassification was introduced at the federal level and in at least 20 states. New Jersey and California recently enacted employee […]
Virginia creates Office of Civil Rights to target discrimination
By: Billy B. Ruhling, II, DiMuroGinsberg P.C. Virginia Attorney General (AG) Mark Herring has launched a new Office of Civil Rights to help protect residents from discrimination. The move is seen as a response to the cultural awakening the nation experienced in 2020 after high-profile police shootings and the recognition that once-common offensive behavior toward […]
Co-Worker’s Offensive Statements to Colleague May Not Give Rise to Hostile Work Environment Claim
By: Stacey Rose Harris Nicole Bazemore is an African-American who worked at Best Buy. One day at work, her white colleague, Anne Creel, held up a hazelnut and said that she used to refer to those kinds of nuts as “N[….]r T[…]s.” Bazemore was deeply offended and reported Creel’s conduct to management. After some time, […]
