Labor and Employment Law for Management

Virginia Employment Law Services for Employers

Spotts Fain provides legal counsel and representation in labor and employment law and related civil litigation. Our focus is on representing the needs of employers and management.

Our firm is recognized throughout the region for our experience and intelligent protection of management and employers' rights. Our attorneys serve as lead counsel or local counsel in Virginia federal courts and Virginia state courts.

Contact Mary Elizabeth Davis  to discuss your specific needs relating to labor and employment advice, dispute mediation or litigation or to subscribe to our employment law newsletter.

Our labor and employment litigation team has a successful history of representing management in cases involving:

• Employment discrimination, harassment defense
• Wrongful termination defense
• Non-compete and confidentiality agreements
• Trade secrets, unfair competition
• Litigation avoidance and litigation defense management
• Federal wage and hour litigation, FLSA, FMLA, ADA, WARN regulatory cases
• Employee discipline and discharge
• Unemployment compensation

The range of services offered by the Employment Law Group includes the following practice areas:

• Supervisor and management training
• Employer practice audits and counseling
• Employment and labor contracts, drafted and reviewed
• Affirmative action programs, EEOC
• Labor/management relations
• Employee safety/health issues, OSHA regulations, audits
• Compensation and benefits, executive compensation
• Employment handbooks, policy manuals

Pre-2010 employment law articles of interest:

• Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination
• GINA is Coming - Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act
• Employers Front COBRA Premium Subsidy Pending Reimbursement from Federal Government
• New FMLA regulations effective January 16, 2009
• ADA amended effective January 1, 2009
• Treating the FMLA Abuse Epidemic
• Employers should know your obligations under the Uniformed Services Employment Rights Act (USERRA)
• Employers should review and tighten non-compete provisions
• Employers Should Review Existing Practices Regarding Releases of Age Discrimination Claims
• Judge Spencer Emphasizes Importance of Employee Evaluation Process
• Releases Under the Older Worker Benefit Protection Act
• New Regulation on Destruction of Records used in Background Checks
• New Rules on Overtime Take Effect Next Month
• Employers Required to Post Notice of Rights Under USERRA
• Proposed Rules Issued Interpreting the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994
• Safe Harbor Under the New FLSA Regulations

Please see these presentations by Mary Elizabeth Davis:

• FMLA Requires 26 Weeks of Unpaid Military Family Medical Leave
• Before You Hire
• Fair Labor Standards Act
• Employment Pitfalls: Hiring and Firing Employees

We offer the professional capacity to assist you in all matters relating to the complex legal issues that comprise the body of federal and state labor and employment law.