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Garcetti v. Ceballos: Private Citizen Speech, Public Employment, and the First Amendment

In Garcetti v. Ceballos, 547 U.S. 410 (2006), the Supreme Court reaffirmed its prior decisions that the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects government employees from retaliation for speaking out as private citizens on matters of public...
•September 22, 2020•
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Virginia Wage Payment Act: Protections for Employee Pay

Tim Coffield, attorney, discusses protections for employee pay through the Virginia Wage Protection Act.
•September 20, 2020•
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Connick v. Myers: Balancing Test for First Amendment Speech by Public Employees

Tim Coffield, attorney, covers the Supreme Court case of Connick v. Myers and its implications for First Amendment speech by public employees.
•September 20, 2020•
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Virginia’s Independent Contractor Misclassification Law: Control and Independence

Virginia’s misclassification of workers statute allows workers to file suit against their employers who have misclassified them as independent contractors. If the worker prevails, the court may award the worker any wages, employment benefits, or other compensation lost as...
•August 22, 2020•
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Steiner v. Mitchell: Integral and Indispensable Equals Compensable

In the oldie-but-goldie decision of Steiner v. Mitchell, 350 U.S. 247 (1956), the Supreme Court held that time workers spend on activities performed before or after regular working hours is compensable under the Fair Labor Standards Act, if the activities...
•August 22, 2020•
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