博客:意见 & 观察
2024年4月9日
The Virginia Freedom of Information Act (“VFOIA”) If you work in local government within the Commonwealth, 你可能知道VFOIA. If not, it is prudent that you familiarize yourself with this legislation, as it instructs how public bodies should operate in various respects. VFOIA, originally enacted in 1968, seeks to promote governmental transparency. The General Assembly clearly expressed this sentiment, stating that VFOIA “ensures the people...
Read MoreRestrictive Covenants Prohibiting Short-Term Rentals Upheld by Virginia Court of Appeals
2024年3月7日
比如Air B等网站上列出的短租房&B and VRBO are becoming more and more common across the Commonwealth. 然而,短期租赁存在争议. On one hand, they offer vacationers or business travelers an alternative to traditional hotels. They also provide an income source to homeowners who can rent out their homes (or portions of their homes) for short periods of time. 另一方面,许多短租...
Read More2023年12月14日
Understanding the meanings of “employee” and “employer” under the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Act (“the Act”) is crucial in determining whether the Act applies. 该法案仅适用于拥有三名或三名以上员工的企业. If the injured worker was working for a business with less than three employees regularly in service, 他/她的伤害不在该法的赔偿范围内, 他/她不能享受工伤补偿福利. 某些业务...
Read MoreContractor Mistakes: Legal Options for Virginia Homeowners Seeking Remedies
2023年12月5日
When homeowners find themselves dealing with the aftermath of a contractor's subpar or incomplete work, 这可能是一次伤脑筋的经历, as the home is often the biggest and most significant asset that they will ever own. Be it the construction of a new home or the renovation of an older home, residential construction projects typically force homeowners to either heavily tax their bank accounts or encumber themselves with loans.因此,关于...
Read More2023年11月8日
In June 2023, the United States Supreme Court released an opinion in Groff v. DeJoy that affects all employers who are faced with accommodating their employees’ religious practices and beliefs.Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employers from discriminating against employees and applicants based on their religion. The law requires employers to reasonably accommodate an employee’s religious beliefs and practices, 除非这样做...
Read More2023年10月27日
在应对气候变化威胁的持续努力中, the federal government has set an ambitious goal of achieving net zero carbon dioxide emissions by midcentury. While there is a concerted effort to reduce emissions from each sector of the economy, it is widely acknowledged that the goal cannot be achieved by emission reductions alone. Instead, some sort of “carbon capture” technology will need to be developed.碳捕获技术...
Read More2023年10月16日
你们可能还记得, roughly two years ago we witnessed an increase in the discussion surrounding “Name, Image, 和相似”(“零”)在大学体育. 催化剂来自具有里程碑意义的美国.S. 最高法院案件NCAA诉. Alston and the subsequent adjustments the NCAA made to its NIL and amateurism policies in response. Shortly thereafter, Virginia entered the discussions by passing its own NIL law for the Commonwealth. 详细讨论...
Read More2023年10月2日
你想过不寻常的生活吗? Have your own little piece of heaven out past where the paved road ends? If so, 你必须想办法到达那里, and not living on a publicly maintained road may involve the far less romantic reality of a private road maintenance agreement. If you need to cross someone else’s property to access your home, then you may be looking at obtaining an access or ingress/egress easement across that other...
Read MoreThe Importance of Title Insurance Policy Endorsements in Commercial 房地产 Transactions
2023年9月6日
Most buyers and lenders engaging in commercial real estate transactions understand that title insurance is needed to protect their respective interest in the title to the property, 但是不要停下来详细地思考什么是覆盖或, 也许更重要的是, what is not covered but could be with a few well-chosen policy endorsements. Some buyers and lenders who have certain endorsements on their checklists do not know or understand the large...
Read MoreNew Controversial 维吉尼亚Law Aimed at Easing Broadband Expansion Challenged by Railroads
2023年7月31日
One of the goals of the recent federal investment in infrastructure is ensuring universal broadband internet access. While the Virginia General Assembly was largely quiet on the eminent domain front this year, it did pass a bill to help facilitate broadband expansion efforts. However, the new law has already come under challenge by a group of railroads, who argue, 除此之外, 法律没收了他们的财产却没有给予足够的赔偿.The...
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