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Extensive Changes to Employment Laws Affect Most Virginia Employers
New laws enacted in 2020 make sweeping changes affecting employers in Virginia, including small business owners, in coming months.
New Federal Leave Laws Affect Small Businesses
TimberlakeSmith is open; however, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic The recently enacted Families First Coronavirus Response Act creates unprecedented obligations on employers, including small businesses who have not previously been subject to federal laws regarding employee leave.
Smith attends Crisis Communications Training
TimberlakeSmith's Mandi Smith attended the National Association of Government Communicators' 2019 Communications School on June 25.
Free FOIA Officer training
TimberlakeSmith’s education and local government attorneys again are offering free Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) training. The training is designed to meet the statutory requirement that FOIA officers be trained annually.
Love and Smith facilitate career exploration by local middle school students
Tate Love and Mandi Smith participated in the 2017 Worlds of Work event, which is sponsored by several public school systems in the region to enable middle school students to explore a variety of career paths and opportunities.
Free FOIA Officer training from TimberlakeSmith
All public bodies are now required by Virginia Code § 2.2-3704.2 to designate and publicly identify one or more FOIA officer(s). Each FOIA officer must be trained at least annually by legal counsel or the FOIA Advisory Council.
Enforcement of New FLSA Regulations Halted
On November 22, 2016, a federal court in Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction against enforcement of proposed changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).