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. […]
The Business Women’s Giving Circle Celebrates Girls, STEM and Opportunity
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 […]
New Pay Stub Requirement for Virginia Employers Takes Effect in the New Year
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 […]
Pushing Your Patience Your Honor … with All Due Respect Contempt in Bankruptcy and the Consequences Thereof
Previously published in Bankruptcy Law News, Vol. XXIV, No.28. Courts possess inherent authority to regulate conduct in their courtrooms and to enforce their orders. All litigants who are unsuccessful in civil litigation are disappointed. Fortunately, after they have exhausted their remedies, virtually all of them recognize the binding nature of the adverse ruling and move […]
7th Annual Northern Virginia Local Matchmaking Event for Businesses and Contractors
B2G Government Marketing Conference with the Reston Chamber 7th Annual Northern Virginia Local Matchmaking Event for Businesses and Contractors The 7th Annual Northern Virginia B2G Matchmaking Conference takes place May 7, 2019, with a focus on “emerging trends in B2G and local government contracting”. More than 300 small business attendees will take part in matchmaking appointments […]
Community Involvement: The Northwest Federal Credit Union Foundation And Delivering Food To Students In Need
Reston, VA (February 23, 2018) – Veronica Scarborough is a school secretary at Waldon Woods Elementary School in Clinton, Maryland. After realizing that some of her students went home hungry, Ms. Scarborough took it upon herself to deliver hot meals to students after school. To help further Ms. Scarborough’s community outreach, Odin, Feldman & Pittleman, […]