Earlier this month, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed into law House Bill 123, amending the Virginia Wage Payment Act to create a private cause of action for employees who are the victim of “wage theft.” This will significantly increase an employer’s liability for failing to fully compensate their employees for all hours worked. Previously, when… More
Month: April 2020
Pros vs. Cons of our New Normal – Remote Workforce
A Q & A with my partner Joy Einstein: Paul McGee of Helios HR recently spoke with Joy Einstein for a Q&A on teleworking. According to Einstein, a partner in the Employment and Labor Law Practice Group for Shulman Rogers Law Firm in Potomac, Maryland, remote work is most likely here to stay for a large segment of… More
8 Payroll Strategies to Avoid Layoffs
Gues Post from my colleagues in the Shulman Rogers NEXT program: Fast-growing companies usually hire ahead of need. This was especially true as the end of the long bull-run screeched to a halt last month. But in the last few weeks, even the strongest are taking uncommon measures to reduce their personnel costs and extend their… More
New Webinar- Legal Strategies to Extend Your Runway
NEXT Startup Survival Webinar: 4 Legal Strategies to Extend Your Runway Thursday April 16th 11am-12pm ET Register Here As a result of COVID-19 and the federal, state and local governments’ unprecedented actions, founders and their crisis management teams across the country are facing “save the company” decisions and actions every day. Cash is tight and… More
IRS tells us How Employees Qualify and What Documents we Need for New Emergency FFCRA Leave
The new FFCRA leave law is coming a little more into focus (despite being already in effect). Late last week, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) clarified that only one caregiver may take advantage of the emergency paid sick or FMLA leave available under the recently enacted Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) to care for… More
Unemployment Applicants– local state governments ease application requirements
MD Dept. of Labor Suspends Work Search Requirement for Unemployment Insurance Benefit Recipients Due to the state of emergency proclaimed by the Governor of Maryland, and the labor conditions across the state of Maryland, the Secretary of the Maryland Department of Labor (MDDOL) has ordered, effective March 20, 2020, a temporary exemption from the work… More
New Service- COVID-19 Crisis Mitigation Fixed Fee Legal Packages from Shulman Rogers NEXT
As a result of COVID-19 and the federal, state and local governments’ unprecedented actions, founders and their crisis management teams across the country are facing “save the company” decisions and actions every day. NEXT has developed a series of Fixed Price Legal Crisis Mitigation Packages to help founders manage and mitigate the impact of this… More