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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: December 2008
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
In a case that could be summarized as “No Good Deed Goes Unpunished,” the Fourth Circuit issued an opinion in the case of Howard vs. Inova Healthcare Services, dated December 5, 2008. A copy of the opinion is here. More … Continue reading
Height and Weight Discrimination?
Overlawyered.com has the story today here on a new law passed by the City Council in Binghamton, New York, prohibiting discrimination based on height or weight. If the City Code provides a private right of action for violations, this is … Continue reading
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Virginia Supreme Court Upholds Demurrer To Non-Compete Suit
In KBH Corporation vs. David R. McGeorge Car Company, Inc., decided December 12, 2008, in an unpublished order, the Virginia Supreme Court sustained a demurrer to a complaint seeking to enforce a non-compete agreement. A copy of the Court’s order … Continue reading
Recent Jury Verdicts And Settlements
The last update on recent jury verdicts and settlements for 2008 is after the break. Happy holidays!
New FMLA Poster And Forms
We received the following update from the U.S. Department of Labor: A revised Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) poster, reflecting the recently published final rule, is now available for viewing and downloading. Every employer covered by the FMLA is … Continue reading
Prepare Now For The Employee Free Choice Act
A column in the December 2008 issue of HR Magazine caught out attention recently. The article was entitled “Get Prepared for New Employee Free Choice Act.” As noted in other posts (here) the EFCA may become law after the new … Continue reading
Attorney’s Fee Decision Points out Cost of Litigating Employment Cases
In a published decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, dated December 3, 2008, the court analyzed a fee award to the attorney for a former employee of the defendant. The opinion in Grissom vs. The … Continue reading
2008 “Judicial Hellholes” Announced
The winners of this year’s American Tort Reform Association “Judicial Hellholes” are: West Virginia South Florida Cook County, Ill. Atlantic County, NJ Montgomery and Macon Counties, Ala. Los Angeles County, CA Clark County (Las Vegas), Nev. The “watch list” includes … Continue reading
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Recent Jury Verdicts and Settlements
Our report on recent jury verdicts and settlements is after the break. The holidays put us a little behind on this, so there are lots of stories this week!
Tidbits on Holiday Parties
Here are some of the recent blog posts on the intersection of employment law and holiday parties:
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How Much Severance Pay?
The Connecticut Employment Law Blog has a timely post here about a study on the amount of severance benefits paid out by corporations. The survey reports the following average weeks of severance pay based on years of service: Voluntarily Separated: … Continue reading
Restaurant Owners Arrested For Wage Violations
The New York Times reports here that two restaurant owners in Manhattan were arrested and charged with 400 counts relating to their ongoing wage and hour litigation with their employees (“151 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree … Continue reading
Recent Jury Verdicts And Settlements
Recent jury verdicts and settlements after the break.
Tidbits
CA — Professor boycotts mandatory sexual harassment training. University allegedly retaliates. Conflict between free speech rights and politically correct training? PA — Class action fraud alive and well in Philly. It is not employment law, but given the plethora of … Continue reading
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Things Not To Say In An Email
UPDATED 12/4/2008 CIO.com has an entertaining article entitled “10 Things You Should Never Write in An Email or Instant Message.” The list was complied by a company that writes e-discovery software. The Connecticut Employment Law Blog has a employment law post here … Continue reading
