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Virginia Employment Law Wins Rare 1st Amendment Retaliation Federal Jury Trial
October 11th, 2021
After a three-day jury trial in U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia, Roanoke Division, the jury returned a verdict for Plaintiff Sherry Flanagan, a client of Virginia Employment Law. Ms. Flanagan pursued a very rare cause of action: 1st…
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Tommy Provides Main Employment Law Update to Virginia Attorneys
July 21st, 2021
On May 4, 2021, Tommy Strelka joined colleague Eddie Isler in providing a thorough overview of all significant employment law cases in the last calendar year. Tommy and Eddie discussed and highlighted the ever-changing state of the law related to ove…
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Leigh Rhoads was honored to be named a Virginia "Go to Lawyer" for Employment Law by Virginia Lawyer's Weekly. Only 24 attorneys in the Commonwealth received this recognition.
April 6th, 2021
These attorneys are: *A lawyer who is an expert in his or her field, well-versed in the nuances of the case law, statutes and regulations clients will encounter. *A lawyer who is experienced and enjoys a record of success, with many cases and/or tran…
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Leigh Rhoads Provided Testimony in a committee hearing on HB 1418
January 20th, 2021
On January 20, 2021, Leigh was requested by the Women’s National Law Center to provide testimony in a General Assembly committee hearing regarding HB 1418, the Virginia Safe and Thriving Workplace Act (PDF). Workplace harassment is a widespread…
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Supreme Court of the United States Writ of Certiorari Filed in SEL Retaliation Case
January 13th, 2021
On January 13, 2021, Virginia Employment Law, in conjunction with the UVA Supreme Court Litigation Clinic (UVA Clinic), was thrilled to see a Writ of Certiorari docketed at the SCOTUS (Docket Entry). This case, briefly, involves a female attorney who…
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Virginia Employment Law Represents Former Senior Vice President Suing New Peoples Bank for Discrimination
January 10th, 2021
As reported in the Kingsport Times-News, Virginia Employment Law represents former bank executive Mary Trigiani who has claimed in U.S. District Court in Abingdon, Virginia that her former employer, New Peoples Bank discriminated against her in multi…
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Tommy Interviewed by Roanoke Times Regarding Rocky Mount Assistant Town Manager Still Being Paid Months After Resignation
December 7th, 2020
Though Tommy does not represent any of the parties, the Roanoke Times reached out to Virginia Employment Law for his opinion regarding why a former Town Manager would still be paid by the Town of Rocky Mount five months after resigning from the posit…
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Virginia Employment Law Sues Roanoke County Schools for Sex-Based Wage Discrimination
November 13th, 2020
Tommy was recently interviewed by the Roanoke Times regarding the case of Barnett v. Roanoke County School Board, a Title VII case regarding disparate pay on the basis of gender filed in U.S. District Court in the Western District of Virginia. Instru…
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The Virginia Values Act & Other Workers’ Rights Laws | How Virginia Vaulted to the Forefront of LGBTQ+ Protections an Article by Leigh and Winston
September 4th, 2020
The Virginia State Bar published an article written by Leigh Rhoads and Winston West regarding the recent expansion of civil rights protections at the workplace in Virginia. The Virginia Values Act made Virginia one of the most progressive southern s…
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The Greatest Expansion of Virginians' Civil Rights in Modern History: The Virginia Values Act Becomes Effective July 1, 2020
July 2nd, 2020
Citizens of Virginia now enjoy expanded civil rights protections in the workforce. Beginning July 1, 2020, employers will have duties of non-discrimination to numerous classes of individuals, many not previously protected by any statute. The Virginia…
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