12/28/2014
Authored by attorney Jay Rixey The U.S. Employee Benefits Security Administration recently announced updates to its model notices informing employees of their eligibility to continue health care coverage at the end of their employment through the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA). The purpose of the changes is to include information related to the Affordable… Read more »
12/22/2014
Authored by attorney Megan Caramore On September 11, 2014, the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) announced a final rule with respect to new reporting requirements for fatalities and severe injuries. Previously, the rule required only that employers report fatalities or hospitalizations of three or more workers. The new rule, which takes… Read more »
12/17/2014
Authored by attorneys Sean M. Golden & J. Brandon Sieg Introduction To succeed in a claim of copyright infringement, a plaintiff must prove that “the defendant copied the original elements” of the plaintiff’s copyrighted work.[i] In most cases, a plaintiff who suspects his copyrighted work has been infringed does not have direct evidence of copying. … Read more »
12/16/2014
Experienced trial lawyer Douglas M. Palais has joined Vandeventer Black LLP as Of Counsel. He will be working from the firm’s office in downtown Richmond. His principal practice areas involve Professional Liability matters, including the representation of Insurance and Securities Professionals, Corporate Directors & Officers, Securities Litigation and Arbitration, Insurance Coverage, and the defense of… Read more »
12/15/2014
Firm Managing Partner, Michael Sterling has authored a chapter, “Education Perseverance and Patience: Necessary Components of Winning Government Contract Disputes”, in the 2015 ed. of Litigation Strategies for Government Contracts (Inside the Minds). Published by Thomson Reutuer’s Aspatore Books, a company exclusively publishing C-Level executives and partners from the world’s most highly reputed companies and law firms,… Read more »
