The VLW Blog

A real estate agency is not vicariously liable for a $36 million judgment entered against its affiliated broker whose car struck a German couple riding a motorcycle in Fauquier County in 2005.
Although broker Charles Ebbets was on his way from a property inspection to the Long & Foster real estate office, he was not acting [...]

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In this pink-slip nervous economy, employees may wonder anew how much notice they can expect before being escorted out the door.
Not much, according to a new decision from Alexandria federal court.
Hourly employee Mauricio Calquin sued his former employer, Doodycalls Fairfax, for violating overtime pay laws. Calquin also tacked on a state-law claim for termination without [...]

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The Norfolk-based law firm of Taylor & Walker PC has started a voluntary four-day work week in its offices. The reason: It saves employees gas money.
Apparently companies across the country have been opting for a new four-day, 8-6 schedule; the program started in late June at the Taylor & Walker offices in both Norfolk and [...]

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GINA actually isn’t a who, it’s a what.
As in the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, a new law signed by President Bush yesterday.
As discrimination laws go, it’s a first: it’s an anticipatory law that forbids something before it starts happening. GINA says that any genetic information can’t be used against someone in obtaining health insurance or [...]

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