Beginning on May 1, 2021, Virginia's minimum wage rate will rise to $9.50 an hour. The current minimum wage rate in Virginia is $7.25 an hour. Under a law passed last year by the Virginia General Assembly, the minimum wage will gradually increase to $12 an hour by...
Freedman Law, LLC represents employees who have been wrongfully terminated from their jobs, including many different types of whistleblowers. Recently, there has been an uptick in whistleblower claims related to the Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP"). The PPP is a...
We are proud and honored to announce that Lindsay A. Freedman, Esq. has once again been named as a Super Lawyers Rising Star in both Maryland and Washington D.C. Mr. Freedman is the founder and managing partner of Freedman Law, LLC.
On January 11, 2020, Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act of 2020. The Act bans the use of non-competes by employers in the District of Columbia, except for a few narrow exceptions related to medical specialists. Although...
As companies continue to navigate this pandemic, now more than ever employees must understand their rights as it relates to disabilities and medical conditions. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA"), an employee suffering from a disability can request what...
On November 20, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a December 10th meeting to discuss the emergency use of a COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer, Inc. and BioNTech. Vaccines from Moderna and AstraZeneca may also soon be available. The vaccines raise new...
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