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On March 18, 2020, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act was signed into law and will become effective not later than 15 days later, April 1, 2020(FN1). There are some differences between what was ultimately passed and what was summarized in our early article from March 16, 2020. In particular, the Act still provides two weeks (80 hours) of paid…
Construction and many other contractors who cannot telework may be receiving stop-work orders or facing other unique challenges on their government contracts in the face of COVID-19. Impacts may be exacerbated for personnel working in the field who may not be receiving guidance from the government due to unavailability of their Contracting Officers (CO) or Contracting Officer Representatives (COR). There…
On Sat., March 14, 2020, the House passed a supplemental appropriations bill, H.R. 6201, providing for various economic measures to respond to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. The Senate is expected to vote on the Bill as early as Monday night, and President Trump has expressed his support for the measures. If passed by the Senate and signed into law, the…
By now, you’ve undoubtedly received several communications regarding the various safety precautions and proactive measures being employed by organizations across myriad industries in light of the COVID-19 outbreak. We at Odin Feldman Pittleman also are working diligently to ensure that our attorneys, staff, and clients remain healthy. Our building management has taken additional steps to ensure the cleanliness of common…
RESTON—Feb. 11, 2020—Odin, Feldman & Pittleman, P.C., today announced that Thomas J. Sawyer has joined the firm as a shareholder in its Labor & Employment practice group. Sawyer, who leaves Womble Bond Dickinson, brings more than 30 years of extensive experience in a broad spectrum of employment matters, including wage and hour, discrimination and employee termination. “We’re excited to welcome Tom…
Each year, the Business Women’s Giving Circle (BWGC) of the Community Foundation for Northern Virginia awards grants to local non-profit organizations that provide instruction and enrichment in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) to girls and young women in Northern Virginia. OFP Shareholder Catherine Schott Murray serves as the BWGC’s chairperson for 2020, and we asked her to share key…
Effective Jan. 1, employers in Virginia will be required to provide workers with a written, detailed pay stub on each regular pay date. Under the amended Virginia code § 40.1-29, on each regular pay date, employees must receive a pay stub in print or digital format that includes the employer’s name and address, the number of hours worked in the pay…
If you are involved in a child custody case, it is important to understand the different types of custody and how custody determinations are made. Here is a look at the main types of child custody and what they mean. Legal Custody Legal custody refers to a parent’s ability to make major decisions on important matters that impact the child.…
By Executive Order issued on October 31, 2019, President Trump repealed the Obama-era Executive Order (13495) requiring government contractors to offer a “right of first refusal” to qualified incumbent employees covered by the Service Contract Act. The Order, with the stated intent of improving Federal Contractor operations, became effective immediately. The Order includes an instruction to the Department of Labor…
A Northern Virginia trial court recently held that the Virginia Uniform Trade Secrets Act, Va. Code § 59.1-336, et seq. (the “VUTSA”), did not prohibit a former employee from retaining trade secrets over the objection of her former employer when those trade secrets were acquired by proper means within the scope of employment and neither used, disclosed, or threatened to…