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26 May 2020, 11:35 am by Nkechi Taifa
Professor Ray Winbush’s book, “Belinda’s Petition,” describes a petition she presented to the Massachusetts General Assembly in 1783, requesting a pension from the proceeds of her enslaver’s estate — an estate partly the product of her own uncompensated labor. [read post]
26 May 2020, 10:29 am by Eugene Volokh
Thus, for example, the pamphlet written by James Madison opposing Virginia's proposed general assessment for support of religion does not argue that the assessment would violate the "free exercise" provision in the Virginia Declaration of Rights, although that provision had been enacted into law only eight years earlier; rather the pamphlet argues that the assessment wrongly placed civil society ahead of personal religious belief and, thus, should not be… [read post]
21 May 2020, 6:58 am by Marina Chafa
By Ithi Joshi and Philip Schwartz Joshi is an associate with Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig, and Schwartz is a partner, both practicing out of Vienna, VA [May 18, 2020]   The Virginia General Assembly recently passed new legislation on employee misclassification that is set to go into effect on July 1, 2020. [read post]
19 May 2020, 5:21 pm by Brett Herbert
UPDATE: Recent Virginia General Assembly Legislative Changes to Remote Meeting Requirements during Periods of Declared Emergency In light of the practical difficulties surrounding community association meetings during this time, Virginia’s General Assembly recently acted to provide some relief. [read post]
18 May 2020, 6:00 am by Christopher G. Hill
  That was only one of the impactful statutes that was passed by the General Assembly and that will take effect in July of 2020. [read post]
13 May 2020, 8:56 am by Christopher G. Hill
Related Musings:Impactful Construction Legislation Enacted for 2020Construction Legislation Likely to Take Effect July 1, 20202020 Bills to Be Aware of that Affect Construction (Updated)The General Assembly Seems Ready to Provide Some…PSA: Performing Construction Work in Virginia… [read post]
5 May 2020, 11:01 am by Christopher G. Hill
  Remember how the Virginia General Assembly modified the statute and the statutory forms to account for the ambiguity discussed in the Desai case? [read post]
Virgin Islands, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming One authority across the 50 states and most inhabited territories is the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC). [read post]
30 Apr 2020, 9:21 am
On April 22, 2020, the Virginia General Assembly adopted Governor Ralph Northam’s proposed amendment to a bill that will re-establish a work-sharing program in Virginia.1 The amended work-share bill received broad bi-partisan support in both chambers of the legislature. [read post]
29 Apr 2020, 9:25 am by Jeanne Lauer
These changes, adopted by the General Assembly on April 22, 2020, override requirements in the Virginia Property Owners’ Association Act and Virginia Condominium Act which require at least two board members be physically present in the same location in order to convene a meeting properly. [read post]
As we previously reported on April 23 and April 27, 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic dominating the news, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam recently signed into law a slew of bills passed earlier this year by the General Assembly that transform Virginia’s employment laws. [read post]
As we previously reported on April 23, 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic that is dominating the news, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed into law a slew of bills passed by the General Assembly that transform Virginia’s employment laws. [read post]
27 Apr 2020, 6:00 am by Christopher G. Hill
With COVID-19 dominating the news and planning for issues relating to it being a top priority for construction firms in Virginia, it is almost hard to remember that the Virginia General Assembly was in session and considering several bills with a direct effect on the construciton industry. [read post]
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic that is dominating the news, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed into law a slew of bills passed by the General Assembly that transform Virginia’s employment laws. [read post]
23 Apr 2020, 6:41 am
On April 22, 2020, during a special legislative session, the Virginia General Assembly voted to approve Governor Ralph Northam’s proposed amendment to a bill that will increase the Commonwealth’s minimum wage to $12.00 per hour by January 1, 2023. [read post]
22 Apr 2020, 9:02 am by admin
The Uniform Electronic Wills Act was drafted by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws which approved and recommended the UEWA for enactment in all states in July of 2019.1 The purpose of the UEWA is to allow electronic execution of wills while still maintaining the safeguards that the law provides for the execution of tangible wills.2 Today, only a handful of states have adopted laws allowing for the electronic signing of wills including Nevada, Arizona, Indiana, and… [read post]
22 Apr 2020, 9:02 am by admin
While the Virginia General Assembly has considered bills authorizing electronic execution of wills, it has yet to pass such a law. [read post]
21 Apr 2020, 11:58 am by Mike Inman
Last year we informed you that effective October 1, 2019 the Virginia General Assembly reorganized Chapter 55 of the Code of Virginia. [read post]