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Document(s) published by this organization: 67
Show: results per page Sort by:  | Federal Paid Sick Time Law Re-Introduced in Congress
Sands Anderson PC;
Legal Alert/Article April 4, 2013, previously published on April 3, 2013 Matching bills requiring employers with at least 15 employees to provide up to 56 hours of paid sick time to employees each calendar year have been introduced in Congress. Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) introduced the “Healthy Families Act” (S. 631) in the Senate, and Representative Rosa...
| | Of Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights
Donna Ray Berkelhammer; Sands Anderson PC;
Legal Alert/Article April 4, 2013, previously published on April 1, 2013 Entrepreneurs often know they need to protect their intellectual property, but often they don’t understand what kind of intangible asset can be protected and under what law.
| | Uninvolved Defendants Must Be Aware of Default Judgment
Ian Lambeets; Sands Anderson PC;
Legal Alert/Article March 28, 2013, previously published on March 21, 2013 On February 22, 2013, Judge Michael Urbanski from the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia—Harrisonburg Division, rendered his opinion in the case of Parks v. Discount Box and Pallet, et a.l, No. 5:12cv081 (W.D. Va. Feb. 22, 2013). At issue in the case was...
| | Insurance Coverage Under a CGL for Construction Defect Claims
Ian Lambeets, Henry C. Spalding; Sands Anderson PC;
Legal Alert/Article March 27, 2013, previously published on March 20, 2013 In my law practice, I am frequently called upon, at different times, to represent both builders and their insurance carriers in construction defect lawsuits. Whether such claims are covered under a commercial general liability (“CGL”) policy raises a number of complicated questions. ...
| | Selling Copyrighted Goods Manufactured Abroad is not Copyright Infringement
Donna Ray Berkelhammer; Sands Anderson PC;
Legal Alert/Article March 22, 2013, previously published on March 19, 2013 The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 today that once you buy a work covered by U.S. copyright law, you may resell that product in the U.S., no matter where it was lawfully manufactured. This is an important decision for second-hand shops, discounters, online auction sites, museums and libraries.
| | Are You Ready for the Affordable Care Act?
Andrew R. McRoberts; Sands Anderson PC;
Legal Alert/Article March 22, 2013, previously published on March 19, 2013 Are you a “large employer” and are you ready for the Affordable Care Act? Beginning January 1, 2014, most U.S. citizens and legal residents will be required to have qualified health care coverage pursuant to the Affordable Care Act (“Act”).
| | The Affordable Care Act: What Employers Need to Do Now to Plan for 2014
Jessica Rogers; Sands Anderson PC;
Legal Alert/Article March 20, 2013, previously published on March 18, 2013 Beginning January 1, 2014, most U.S. citizens and legal residents will be required to have qualified health care coverage pursuant to the Affordable Care Act (“Act”). The Act requires employers defined as “large” to offer that coverage for its “full-time”...
| | More Than 50 Employee? Update your FMLA Poster and Policies
Karen S. Elliott; Sands Anderson PC;
Legal Alert/Article March 14, 2013, previously published on March 11, 2013 In conjunction with the 20th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) issued new regulations along with an updated poster requirement and new forms. March 8, 2013, is the effective date for the new regulations as well as...
| | New FMLA Poster and Forms Effective Today
Sands Anderson PC;
Legal Alert/Article March 13, 2013, previously published on March 8, 2013 In conjunction with the 20th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) issued new regulations along with an updated poster requirement and new forms. Today, March 8, 2013, is the effective date for the new regulations as...
| | Virginia Supreme Court Opinions Affecting Local Government Law
Sands Anderson PC;
Legal Alert/Article March 7, 2013, previously published on February 28, 2013 Today, the Virginia Supreme Court issued several opinions affecting Virginia local government law. The opinions run the gamut from the voluntary payment doctrine, to vested rights in zoning, to the county claims statute.
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