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    Home Practice Areas Estate Planning and Trust Administration Asset Protection Asset Protection The Role of Trusts in Estate Planning Review of Estate Plans See Chris’ entire interview for the Masters of Estates & Probate series on ReelLawyers.com   by: Christopher T. Craig   Asset protection planning involves titling (or re-titling) assets so that… Continue reading Asset Protection

In many workplaces, the water cooler is a breeding ground for gossip and innuendo. Based on a recent ruling from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, the water cooler is now an even more treacherous place for employers.   In Parker v. Reema Consulting Services, Inc., 2019 WL 490652 (Feb. 8, 2019), the central issue considered… Continue reading Employers Can be Liable for Workplace Gossip Under Title VII

By Broderick C. Dunn, Esq.   Charlie Rose. Al Franken. Matt Lauer. Kevin Spacey. These names are just a few titans of their respective industries who have been toppled by the #metoo movement. Former CBS chief executive, Leslie Moonves, is just the latest name to join the ignominious list. CBS Corporation put out a statement… Continue reading 120 Million Reasons for Executives to Check Their Behavior

Hi –   Chris Craig, here. As you know, I like to keep friends and colleagues abreast of the latest and greatest in the world of non-profit entities and related organizations. Today I am providing a very brief note about a change that will affect many US-based entities starting tomorrow: the implementation of the European… Continue reading European Union Privacy Policy Rules Changes

Recently, the United States Department of Labor settled claims against six Roanoke restaurants and the restaurant owners, in their personal capacities, Acosta v. El Rodeo-Electric, Inc., et. al., Case No. 7:16-cv-00265. After its investigation, the Department of Labor filed a complaint on behalf of the defendants’ servers and kitchen staffers alleging that the defendant restaurants and… Continue reading Restaurants and Owners Held Responsible for not Paying Fair Wages

Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, certain commercial drivers involved in interstate commerce are exempt from the law’s overtime provisions. In 2008, Congress amended the law to mandate that overtime be paid to employees driving motor vehicles weighing 10,000 pounds or less. On November 17, 2017, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (which includes Virginia)… Continue reading Fourth Circuit Holds Mixed Fleet Truck Drivers Entitled to Overtime Pay

Service and emotional support animals are commonly seen in many public places, ranging from stores to restaurants to airports. They are becoming more prevalent in the work place as well. Recently, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida against trucking company CRST Expedited… Continue reading EEOC Sues Freight Company for ADA Violation

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit which covers federal courts in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin, recently held in Lively v. Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. The Court in Hively reasoned that sexual orientation discrimination… Continue reading 7th Circuit Holds that Title VII Protects LGBTQ from Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation

The Fourth Circuit recently provided clarity to extant joint employer liability under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). Salinas v. Commercial Interiors, Inc., 848 F.3d 125, 141–42 (4th Cir. 2017).   The plaintiffs in the matter, former drywall employees for a subcontractor, brought FLSA, Maryland Wage and Hour, Maryland Wage Payment, and Collection claims against the… Continue reading The Fourth Circuit Provides a New Test for Joint Employment under the FLSA

President Trump recently announced that he would leave in place a 2014 executive order expanding protections for federal workers and government contractors for discrimination based on sexual orientation. The 2014 executive order was in line with the EEOC’s recent position that an allegation of sexual orientation discrimination is necessarily an allegation of sex discrimination under… Continue reading President Trump Keeps 2014 Executive Order