Noteworthy Events and Virginia Employment Law in the News

Fox News Interviews Tommy Regarding Federal Judge Halting National Over Time Pay Change

After a judge from the federal Eastern District of Texas issued a national injunction against the Department of Labor’s Final Rule from going into effect on December 1, 2016, Becky Freemal of WFXR Fox News interviewed Tommy regarding this eleve…
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Fox News Interviews Tommy on the Presidential Election and Workplace Bullying

Becky Freemal of WFXR Fox News interviewed Tommy regarding the issues of workplace bullying. Given the incendiary speech during the presidential campaign, employers or employees may feel that similar speech is acceptable in the workplace. Not so. As…
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Virginia Business Magazine Names Tommy to Legal Elite

Virginia Business Magazine, in cooperation with the Virginia Bar Association, has selected Tommy as one of Virginia’s Legal Elite for 2016 in the field of Labor and Employment law. There are nearly 25,000 licensed attorneys in Virginia but only…
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FOX WFXR TV Interviews Tommy Regarding Amendment to FLSA Overtime White Collar Exemption

Tommy appeared on FOX WFXR Good Morning Virginia on a special segment of Virginia at Work. Due to the change in the Department of Labor’s regulations regarding overtime pay, typical office workers will likely have to be paid overtime pay after…
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Asplundh Supervisor Pulled AR-15 Assault Rifle on African American Employees; Tommy Interviewed by WDBJ 7

Chris Hurst of WDBJ7 News interviewed Tommy and client Alvin Haynes regarding the disturbing events that led to a federal Title VII hostile work environment lawsuit. Click here for video footage.
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Tommy Interviewed on NPR Regarding Right to Work States

Tab O’Neal interviewed Tommy Strelka on NPR’S Morning Edition. Tommy discussed Right to Work Laws and differences in union membership across the country. “Right to Work is commonly misperceived,” stated Tommy. “It’…
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Severance Agreements Rescinded: Tommy Interviewed Regarding an Insurance Company's Attempts to Recover Severance Payments that were Allegedly 'Overpaid'

Tommy was interviewed by WDBJ7 to provide insight into the legal ramifications of a large insurance company’s revocation of severance agreements provided to employees during a reduction in force. You can read the article and watch the video HER…
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Right to Privacy: Tommy Interviewed by WDBJ 7 Regarding Insurance Tracking Devices

Insurance customers can save money by installing a data recording device on their vehicles that transmit driving data to the carrier. Few regulations exist securing this data. Tommy was interviewed to provide insight into the legal issues at play. &#…
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Wrongful Termination Case Against Giles Sheriff to Proceed to Trial

The Roanoke Times has reported that Judge Glen Conrad has denied the Giles County Sheriff’s Office its Motion for Summary Judgment and that the case must proceed to trial. From the Article: “A former Giles County sheriff’s lieutenant wh…
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Supreme Court of Virginia Grants Veteran's Appeal

The Supreme Court of Virginia has granted the petition for appeal in the Huff v. Winston case. The case is slated for argument before all seven Justices of the Court during the Court’s June, 2016 term. This is the first case brought under USERR…
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