Top 5 Pain Points for Creating an Employee Handbook

Creating an employee handbook can be a complex and challenging task. The process involves addressing various concerns and ensuring the document is comprehensive, accurate, and easy to understand for employees. Here are the top five pain points often encountered when developing an employee handbook: To...

Inconsistent Remote Work Policies Create Legal Troubles for EPA: Tips & Best Practices for Employers?

Written by: Monica Munin, Esq. On October 20th, the American Federation of Government Employees Local 704 (“Local 704” or “the Union”) filed a lawsuit on behalf of Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) employees located in Region 5, alleging that the EPA is intentionally withholding records subject...

PWSHRM 2022 The Great Reshuffle!

This year marked the 11th Annual Employment Law & HR Summit – The Great Reshuffle: What’s in the cards for HR? Kristina Spitler and Monica Munin presented this year and received rave reviews. Here are some great pictures of this year’s event.

Employment Law & HR Summit 2022

Department of Labor Announces Enhanced Enforcement of Trench-Related Safety Standards

Written by: Monica Munin, Esq. The United States Department of Labor announced enhanced enforcement initiatives intended to address a sharp rise in trench-related fatalities on July 16, 2022. In the announcement, available here: Alarming rise in trench-related fatalities spurs US Department of Labor to announce...

PWSHRM-Legal Affairs Update!

Written By Kristina Keech Spitler, Esq. Supreme Court Rules Employers Who Fail to Act on Mandatory Arbitration Agreement May Lose Their Ability to Compel Arbitration A unanimous Supreme Court decided that an employee challenging an employment agreement requiring arbitration to resolve employment disputes did not...

Beware of Office Birthday Parties!

Written by: Monica Munin, Esq. One Kentucky employer got a nasty surprise after inadvertently hosting a birthday party on behalf of an employee who requested that his birthday not be observed due to social anxiety. Kevin Berling, a former employee of Gravity Diagnostics, sued the...

New District Court Case Limits Application of Attorney-Client Privilege in Workplace Investigations Conducted by Counsel

Written by: Monica Munin, Esq. The United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia released a published opinion granting (in part) a plaintiff’s motion to compel seeking the release of an employer’s communications and investigation report with counsel regarding a complaint of sexual...

Employment Legal Affairs Update

Written By: Kristina Keech Spitler, Esq. COVID-19 Legal Update Businesses continue to have challenges in dealing with the Covid-19 virus’ impact in the workplace, figuring out how to comply with the many changing laws and regulations, and trying to work with people with divergent views...

Labor Reforms Targeted as Virginia Prepares for a Change in Administration

Written by: Monica Munin, Esq. Republican governor Glenn Youngkin assumed office on January 15, 2022, enacting 11 executive orders including orders that; end mandatory masking for children in grade K-12; ban critical race theory from state classrooms; promise to “investigate wrongdoing” in Loudoun County Public...

OSHA Releases Temporary Standard Requiring Receipt of the COVID-19 Vaccine or Weekly Testing for Employers with 100 or More Employees

Written by: Monica Munin OSHA published its highly anticipated Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS” or “the standard”) on November 5, 2021, mandating those private employers with 100 or more employees implement a policy that requires all employees to either receive one of the COVID-19 vaccines or...

Legalization of Marijuana in the Workplace: Virtual Seminar

Delving into the Weeds: How to Prepare for the Legalization of Marijuana in the Workplace Join Kristina Keech Spitler, Esq of Vanderpool, Frostick & Nishanian, P.C. for this one-hour session where she will review Virginia’s new marijuana-related legislation and explain what it means for employers....

EMPLOYMENT LAW SUMMIT 2021

Oct. 8th, 2021: 8:00 am- 5:00 pm Manassas, VA Vanderpool, Frostick & Nishanian P.C. in collaboration with Prince William SHRM will host our 10th annual Employment Law & HR Virtual Summit, Level up: HR as the game changer. The Summit offers an easy and affordable...

2020 Virginia Business Legal Elite

Vanderpool, Frostick & Nishanian, P.C. is proud to announce that three of its attorneys have been recognized by the Virginia Business Magazine as being among Virginia’s “Legal Elite” within their various practice categories. We are extremely honored to celebrate their continued success and exceptional work!

EMPLOYMENT LAW SUMMIT 2020

EMPLOYMENT LAW SUMMIT 2020 Oct. 9th, 2020: 8:30 am- 1:00 pm If you enjoyed our 2020 Legislative Update and Business Continuity Resources COVID Series, this event will not disappoint! Vanderpool, Frostick & Nishanian P.C. in collaboration with Prince William SHRM will host our 9th annual Employment Law Summit,...

Effective Immediately: New Covid-19 Emergency Temporary Standards For Business and Facility Owners

Part 1 of a Series By Kristina Keech Spitler, Esq. On July 27th, 2020, the “New Emergency Temporary Standard – Infectious Disease Prevention: SARS-CoV-2 Virus That Causes COVID-19” by the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry (“DOLI”) became effective and applies to virtually all employers...

Hiring Independent Contractors: New Laws for Virginia Employers

(Part Four of a Four-Part Series)  By Kristina Keech Spitler, Esq. and Brendan F. Cassidy, Esq. Employers Must Report Independent Contractors to the Virginia New Hire Reporting Center A new law requires Employers to submit independent contractor information to the Virginia New Hire Reporting Center in...

Required Written Statement of Hours Worked

rt Three of a Four-Part Series)  By Kristina Keech Spitler, Esq. and Brendan F. Cassidy, Esq. While businesses have been focused on dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic, working remotely, educating kids, and figuring out how to return to work safely, new laws will go into...

Employers Who Fail to Pay Wages: Employee Private Right of Action

(Part Three of a Four-Part Series)  By Kristina Keech Spitler, Esq. and Brendan F. Cassidy, Esq. While businesses have been focused on dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic, working remotely, educating kids, and figuring out how to return to work safely, new laws will go into effect...

Virginia Minimum Wage Increase

(Part Three of a Four-Part Series)  By Kristina Keech Spitler, Esq. and Brendan F. Cassidy, Esq. Virginia employers will need to comply with a new Virginia minimum wage increase to $9.50 an hour starting May 1, 2021. Initially the minimum wage increase was planned for January...

Marijuana, Arrests, Charges, and Convictions: A New Law Creates Changes For Employers.

**Part Two of a Four-Part Series: Click Here for Full Series* By Kristina Keech Spitler, Esq. and Brendan F. Cassidy, Esq.  Vanderpool, Frostick & Nishanian, P.C. In Part 2, we will address a new law that prohibits employers from inquiring into possession of marijuana for employee applicants, and...

Sexual orientation, gender identity, and veteran status were added to the list of protected classifications in Virginia

*Part One of a Four-Part Series: Click Here for Full Series** By Kristina Keech Spitler, Esq. and Brendan F. Cassidy, Esq. Vanderpool, Frostick & Nishanian, P.C. While businesses have been focused on dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic, working remotely, educating kids, and figuring out how...

Failure to Protect Employees From Covid-19 can Result in Fines or Worse

With a steady increase of reported COVID-19 infections, employers face increased risks regarding their employees’ safety. Risks include potential fines and other penalties from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for violation of the OSHA Act. Employers Have an Obligation Under the OSHA Act,...

Does the FFCRA (Families First Coronavirus Response Act) apply to my business?

The FFCRA was enacted in response to the Coronavirus and, in part, requires all private for-profit and not-for-profit employers with fewer than 500* employees along with government employers (“Covered Employers”) to provide certain paid sick leave and paid family and medical leave to employees. To...

Resources to Help Employers Respond to Workplace Issues From COVID-19 (Corona Virus)

By: Kristina Keech Spitler, Esquire FOR THE MOST UP TO DATE INFO, PLEASE VISIT OUR COVID-19 PAGE DOWNLOAD THE REPORT FOR PRINT Given the fast-paced and changing nature of the impacts of the COVID-19 (Corona Virus) pandemic, businesses are working to respond in the best...

When is the last time you updated your employee handbook

Join us for a free upcoming seminar: Employee Handbooks. Will Yours Make the Grade? February 13th, 2020 Join Vanderpool, Frostick & Nishanian, P.C.’s employment law attorneys Kris Spitler and Brendan Cassidy for a presentation on how to create an effective and compliant employee handbook. Whether...

Six Attorneys Named Legal Elite in 2019

Vanderpool, Frostick & Nishanian, P.C. is proud to announce that six of its attorneys have been recognized by the Virginia Business Magazine as being among Virginia’s “Legal Elite” within their various practice categories. All of the attorneys named have been nominated as Legal Elite in the...

Four VF&N attorneys rated AV Preeminent®

Congratulations to our team of AV Preeminent® attorneys Randolph Frostick, Olaun Simmons, Michael Vanderpool & Kristina Keech Spitler! AV Preeminent® is Martindale-Hubbell’s highest professional achievement, a designation trusted worldwide by buyers and referrers of legal services. The process of Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ has been...

Eighth Annual Employment Law and HR Summit

Eighth Annual Employment Law and HR SummitVision 2020: The Future of HR Friday, October 11, 2019 – 8:00 am-5:00 pm Foxchase Manor: 8310 Chatsworth Drive, Manassas, Virginia 20109 REGISTER HERE  As a human resource professional, business owner, executive, manager or administrative personnel tasked with dealing...

How to Protect Your Business When Ice Agents Want To Inspect Your I-9 Forms

ICE Agents have been active recently in the Prince William area and other parts of the VA/DC/MD metropolitan area, investigating businesses (especially small and medium companies) to determine compliance with properly completing and retaining I-9 forms.  Employers in industries involving construction, restaurants, landscaping, and janitorial/cleaning...

Government Contracting Teaming Strategies Seminar

The government directs 23% of its procurement to small businesses from local, state & federal agencies, large primes and military installations. But some contracts are just too large for many to handle alone. When this is the case, small businesses can team up with one...

General Contractors Beware of New Maryland Law

by Guy R. Jeffress, Esq. The Maryland General Assembly passed Senate Bill 853, which took effect on October 1, 2018, that added the following text to Section 3-507.2 of the Maryland Code, Labor & Employment: In an action brought under subsection (a) of this section,...

7th Annual Employment Law & HR Summit

Vanderpool, Frostick, & Nishanian, P.C. together with Prince William SHRM, Inc. are pleased to invite you to attend the 7th Annual Employment Law & HR Summit. XPLORE HR: Navigating the Road Ahead October 12, 2018 ~ 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.Foxchase Manor, 8310 Chatsworth Drive,...

8 Corporate Strategies for Reducing Sexual Discrimination

Being a good leader of your company includes correctly identifying and addressing sexual harassment in the current culture of #MeToo and #Time’sUp. Below are eight steps any business should consider when reviewing their sexual discrimination policies and risk management. Some of these task can be...

May 15th: Corporate Leadership Strategies for Combating Sexual Harassment

Join our very own Kristina Keech Spitler, Esq. and special guest, Mindy Weinstein, Acting Director of the EEOC Washington Field Office for a lively presentation for CEOs, CFOs, Presidents, Officers and other leaders in your business on: “Combating Sexual Harassment: Corporate Leadership Strategies” Ms. Spitler and...

Kristina Spitler Honored As One Of The “Leaders In The Law”

We’re thrilled to announce that our own Kristina Keech Spitler has been selected as one of Virginia Lawyers Media’s “Leaders in the Law” for 2016. This award honors lawyers who are setting a high standard of excellence in the legal field, especially for other lawyers with...

Vanderpool, Frostick & Nishanian Named One of VA’s Largest Law Firms

For Immediate Release: Manassas, VA. — In their most recent issue, “Virginia Lawyers Weekly” named Vanderpool, Frostick & Nishanian one of Virginia’s largest law firms. The “Largest Law Firms” survey, which has been conducted since 1989, gives an overview of the 75 largest law firms within the commonwealth of Virginia,...

VF&N to Host Fourth Annual Employment Law Summit

As a human resource professional, business owner, executive, manager or administrative personnel tasked with dealing with HR issues, you need to be on top of the recent developments in employment law that may impact your business. Being informed will help you avoid costly litigation. This...

Event on October 3, 2014: Third Annual Employment Law Summit

THIRD ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT LAW SUMMIT Jointly presented by VANDERPOOL, FROSTICK & NISHANIAN, PCandPRINCE WILLIAM SHRM, INC. Prince William Chamber of Commerce, Community Partner Friday, October 3, 2014, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.Continental Event Center9705 Liberia AvenueManassas, Virginia 20110 As a business owner, executive, employee supervisor...