Kristina Keech Spitler

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...

Influential Women Award – Prince William Living

We are proud of our attorneys, Kristina Keech Spitler and Lisa Shea, for winning this year’s Prince William Living Influential Women Award!! Please join us in congratulating these two amazing women. This blog post is not intended to provide legal advice or substitute for the...

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

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...

Prince William Chamber 2022-2023 Annual Meeting

The Prince William Chamber of Commerce (PWCC) had a great day at its Annual Meeting on June 16th, hosted at the Farm Brewery at Broad Run! Rick Nishanian is the new Chairman of the Board for the PWCC and the fourth VFN partner to serve...

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...

2021 Legal Elite

Vanderpool, Frostick & Nishanian, P.C. is honored and proud to announce that 11 of its attorneys have been selected by the Virginia Business Magazine as 2021 Legal Elite. Virginia Business Magazine recognizes each year the leading attorneys in Virginia by practice area. We congratulate our...

Part 5: Marijuana and Cannabis Laws: What became legal on July 1, 2021? What is still illegal? What will become legal in the future (and when)?

Written By: Kristina Keech Spitler, Esq. Marijuana became legal in Virginia for the first time in July 2021.  But it is not entirely unregulated; there are still laws and regulations that govern its use, gifting, growing, sales, and more. In this blog – part of...

Part 4: The Production and Sales of Cannabis in Virginia

Written By: Kristina Keech Spitler, Esq. This article provides a high-level overview of the new legal landscape in Virginia related to the production and sale of cannabis and the opportunities out there for entrepreneurs. For perspective, the Virginia General Assembly has only approved four (4)...

Part 3: Federal Americans with Disabilities Act and Cannabis!

Federal Americans with Disabilities Act & Cannabis! If you are an employer with 15 or more employees, you are subject to the Americans with Disabilities Act. It’s a federal law. If you have less than that under the Virginia Human Rights Act, then the amendment...

Part 2: What Constitutes Relief for the use of Cannabis Oil!

What constitutes relief for the legal or lawful use of cannabis oil? Written By: Kristina Keech Spitler, Esq. The new law statute talks explicitly about what happens when somebody needs to have medical cannabis oil. One thing they must do, is they have to possess...

Part 1: Medical use of cannabis oil, what the new law says!

Virginia’s new law prohibits employers from discharging, disciplining, or discriminating against an employee for the employee’s lawful use of cannabis oil. Virginia recently enacted a new law that makes it unlawful for employers to discharge, discipline or discriminate against an employee for the employee’s lawful...

“Virginia’s Go-To Lawyer

Congratulations to Kristina Keech Spitler for being named as “ Virginia’s Go-to Lawyer” by Virginia Lawyers Weekly (VLW) in Employment Law. This program recognizes the top lawyers across the commonwealth in a given practice area. A full profile, highlighting Ms. Spitler’s achievements in Employment law,...

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...

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...

2020 Member’s Choice- 10 years of Excellence in Business

On Thursday evening February 27, 2020, the Prince William County Chamber of Commerce hosted its 10th Annual Business Awards to honor the best of the local business community. Awards recognize excellence in business, innovative practices, and outstanding contributions to the community and businesses/organizations that stand...

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...

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...

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...

Powerful Partnerships

On Tuesday April 4, the Prince William Chamber of Commerce hosted a half day event entitled “Powerful Partnerships” at the Manassas Park Community Center. VF&N Manassas attorneys Kristina Keech Spitler and Karen Cohen were asked to serve as panelists and speakers, touching on the legal...

Handbook Horror Stories

We invite you to join our live webinar! December 9, 2016 1:00-2:00 P.M. EST Your company’s generic or outdated employee handbook could put your business in danger of becoming another handbook horror story! When it comes to Employee Handbooks and each of the many policies...

2016 Virginia Business “Legal Elite” Attorneys

Seven of Vanderpool, Frostick & Nishanian’s Attorneys Named Virginia Business’ “Legal Elite” Manassas, Fredericksburg & Lakeridge VA, October 30, 2016—Vanderpool, Frostick & Nishanian, P.C. is proud to announce that seven of its attorneys have been recognized by the Virginia Business Magazine as being among Virginia’s...

Leaders In The Law: Kristina Spitler and Brett Callahan

Manassas, Fredericksburg & Lakeridge VA, October 29, 2016— On October 29, Virginia Lawyers Weekly hosted an awards ceremony honoring several lawyers who have made significant accomplishments or achievements in their field, and two of these outstanding attorneys were our very own Kristina Keech Spitler, and Brett...

5th Annual Employment Law Summit

Vanderpool, Frostick & Nishanian together with Prince William SHRM hosted their 5th Annual Employment Law Summit on October 14, 2016, and with nearly 200 attendees, it was a wonderful success! Two of our VF&N attorneys, Kristina Spitler and Brendan Cassidy, presented at the event, as...

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...

VF&N 2015 VA Legal Elite Winners

Seven of Vanderpool, Frostick & Nishanian’s Attorneys Named Virginia Business’ “Legal Elite”!  Manassas, Fredericksburg & Lakeridge VA, Nov 30, 2015—Vanderpool, Frostick & Nishanian, P.C. is proud to announce that seven of its attorneys have been recognized by the Virginia Business Magazine as being among Virginia’s...

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...