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Eric A. Welter is an employment lawyer and litigator with the Welter Law Firm, P.C. in Herndon, Virginia. He is licensed to practice law in Virginia, Maryland, Washington D.C., Texas and California.
The Welter Law Firm represents and advises employers on all aspects of the employment relationship and represents businesses in commercial and franchise litigation. The firm’s offices are located in Northern Virginia; Los Angeles, California; and Austin, Texas.
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Monthly Archives: July 2008
County Enacts Domestic Worker Employment Contract Bill
Montgomery County, Maryland, has enacted a bill requiring certain employers of domestic workers to enter into an employment contract with the workers. The text of the bill is here. The Washington Post has a story on the bill here.
Recent Labor Law Decisions On Withdrawal Of Union Recognition
Workplace Prof Blog has two posts on recent decisions involving labor law of interest to employers in Virginia. The first discusses the denial of the NLRB’s request for a 10(j) injunction by the Eastern District of Virginia. The second discusses … Continue reading
4th Circuit Upholds Plaintiff’s Award In Sexual Harassment Case
In Benson v. Thompson Cadillac-Oldsmobile, Inc., the U.S. Court of Appeals upheld an award of $50,000 in compensatory damages, $111,148.76 in back pay and $60,417.25 in attorney’s fees in a sexual harassment case tried to a jury in North Carolina. A … Continue reading
EEOC Issues Compliance Manual Section on Religious Discrimination
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued today a new section of its Compliance Manual on Religious Discrimination. The press release is here. The new section can be found here.
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$3.5 Million Negligent Hiring Case Filed In Newport News
The story is here. The interesting twist on the case is that the assisted living facility ran a criminal background check on the alleged assailant when he was hired, but claims that what showed up would not have led a … Continue reading
One Consideration When Suing A Former Employee
A Virginia resort now faces a class action lawsuit over overtime wages after filing a lawsuit against two timeshare sales employees seeking to enforce a noncompete agreement against them. The story is here. Since the filing of the overtime counterclaim … Continue reading
Woman Settles Quota Hiring Case For $30,000
According to the Southeast Texas Record in a story here, an African American woman has been awarded $30,000 in a failure-to-hire case brought against a beauty supply company by the EEOC. She alleged that the company refused to hire her … Continue reading
Make Sure Your FMLA Policy Defines Eligibility Correctly, Or Else
An employee takes FMLA leave. The day after the leave starts, he receives a letter from his employer advising him of his FMLA rights. The language of the letter tracks the employer’s FMLA policy, which provides that any employee with … Continue reading
Other Employment Law Blogs
In honor of its anniversary, Jottings By An Employer’s Lawyer has a list of 47 employment law blogs here. For those who can’t read enough on employment law, take a look!
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A Cautionary Tale About Trade Secret Theft
The Wall Street Journal Law Blog has a cautionary tale today about an executive who has pled guilty to trade secret theft in California. The post is here.
EEOC Call Center Generates Rise In Claims
According to an article in HR Magazine, a call center opened by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in March 2008 to field intake calls from individuals — along with placing their intake questionaire online — has resulted in a … Continue reading
Residents Awarded $10.9 Million For Discriminatory Denial Of Water
Although not employment related, the story about black residents in an Ohio neighborhood being awarded $10.9 million for racially discriminatory denial of their public water service is interesting. The story is here and here. What I found most interesting about … Continue reading
Recent Jury Verdicts and Settlements
We have a number of verdicts and settlements after the page break. The holiday weekend gave us a chance to accumulate a few extras this time!
USCIS Reverses Position On Revised Form I-9
The 6/5/07 revision of Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) has been restored as the correct version of the form to use. This revision reverses the USCIS announcement on June 16, 2008 of a new Form I-9 version, dated 6/16/08, to … Continue reading
