The information we provide here may include proposed or final legislation or regulations, recent decisions of interest or other current legal or business trends and presentations of interest to our clients.
Purchase of Development Rights: Another Option for Conservation Minded Landowners
Advice to Employers Dealing with Abuses of the Family and Medical Leave Act FMLA
Farm Bill Improves Tax Benefits for Donors of Conservation Easements
New Amendment to FMLA Requires 26 Weeks of Unpaid Military Family Medical Leave
Company Logos are Valuable Assets
NC Agricultural Finance Authority prevails in Eastern District of Virginia
Employers should know your obligations under the Uniformed Services Employment Rights Act (USERRA)
Employers should review and tighten noncompete provisions
Recent Legal Developments
2005
Chapter 11 and Commercial Bankruptcy Practice
In re Watson, Case No. 05-77864 (Bankr. E.D. Va. 2005) court upholds the constitutionality of BAPCPA's credit counseling requirements.
October 17, 2005 - Effective Date - Public Law 109-8 Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005
October 2005 - BAPCPA - Other Important Changes Under BAPCPA
October 2005 - Employment Laws - Employers Should Review Existing Practices Regarding Releases of Age Discrimination Claims
October 2005 - Chapter 13 Bankruptcy - Other New Chapter 13 Provisions Under BAPCPA
October 2005 - Chapter 13 Bankruptcy - The Basics of Chapter 13 Bankruptcy
October 2005 - Chapter 7 Bankruptcy - The Basics of Chapter 7 Bankruptcy; Secured Debts in Chapter 7; Non-Dischargeable Debts and Creditors' Strategy in Chapter 7
2004
September 2004 - Mary Elizabeth Davis, Safe Harbor Under the New FLSA Regulations
July 2004 - Mary Elizabeth Davis, New Rules on Overtime Take Effect August 2004
March 2004 - Dana D. McDaniel, Revision to Local Rule 56 Will Impact Patent Infringement and Other Complex Litigation.
