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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: October 2009
New EEOC Poster Available
The new “Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law” poster is now available from the EEOC here. According to the EEOC website, “This new version reflects current federal employment discrimination law (including the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008). … Continue reading
Can “Friending” Your Employees Lead To A Lawsuit?
Some commentators have posed the question — can “friending” your employees lead to a lawsuit? The Business Insider has a post here. Law.com’s story is here. Certainly the opposite has happened — employees have been fired based on comments on social … Continue reading
NLRB Nominations Clear Committee
Workplace Prof Blog has an update here on the three NLRB nominations that were voted out of Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (“HELP”) Committee. The NLRB issued a press release. Editorial commentary courtesy of the Washington Times here.
Halloween Costumes May Come Back To Haunt You
A decision by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court shows that an inappropriate Halloween constume may come back to haunt you. The Court affirmed a jury verdict in favor of an employer over the appeal of the plaintiff, who claimed that allowing the … Continue reading
Litigation Tidbits
For those interested in news relating to litigation, we have the following news items: The fastest circuit courts in Virginia — VLW Fulbright & Jaworski annual litigation survey — where to get it here. Commentary on it here and here.
New OSHA and EBSA Compliance Assistance Products
In an email today from the U.S. Department of Labor: We encourage employers and workers to check out the new compliance assistance resources from the Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Employee Benefits Security Administration. These resources will … Continue reading
“The Most Oppressive Motion Ever Presented To A Superior Court”
Not exactly the way you want your employment lawyer’s summary judgment motion described by the court of appeals. Followers of this blog are aware of our occasional commentary on “law firm economics,” namely, how large, institutional law firms manage to … Continue reading
Tidbits
We will start the week with tidbits. More after the break.
DHS Rescinds Proposed No Match Regulations
The Department of Homeland Security has decided to rescind the proposed amendments to its regulations regarding recipients of “no match” letters. More after the break.
New Maryland Law On Independent Contractors
A new Maryland law (the Workplace Fraud Act of 2009 (HB 819) — a copy of the statute is here), set to take effect on October 1, 2009, was designed to prevent the misclassification of employees in the construction and landscaping … Continue reading
Maryland Flexible Leave Act
In October 2008, a piece of legislation went into effect that all Maryland employees are sure to be aware of. Maryland’s Flexible Leave Act went into effect on October 1, 2008, and requires that employees be permitted to use leave … Continue reading
Employees Fired For MySpace Comments Win Verdict
On June 16, 2009, a New Jersey federal court jury found in favor of two former restaurant employees who sued their employer when they were fired for posting comments about the restaurant and its managers on a MySpace account. The … Continue reading
