Please watch the following brief video for a synopsis on the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act ("ADEA").

As WVPI founder Kathleen M. Bonczyk discussed during a National Public Radio interview following last year's catastrophic event at the Virginia Beach Municipal Building, under so-called "normal" circumstances, (i.e. pre-COVID-19), at least 2,000.000 Americans experienc...

On March 18, 2020, the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act ("FFCRA") was signed into law.

Like the Family and Medical Leave Act, the FFCRA is administered and enforced by the Wage and Hour Division of the United States Department of Labor.

Amongst other prot...

Do you know which family members with serious health conditions may an employee apply for Family and Medical Leave Act ("FMLA") protected leave to care for?

Watch the following brief video for the answers:

The FMLA is administered by the Wage and Hour Division of the Uni...

A concern to homeowners with existing mortgages is how to continue making payments as more employers reduce working hours and even cease operations entirely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Forbes.com has compiled a listing of banks who...

Small businesses whose operations have been negatively impacted by COVID-19 may obtain low interest loans to assist in coping with the effects of COVID-19, the United States Small Business Administration ("SBA") announces.

To learn more about the SBA's "Economic Injury...

The United States Department of Labor ("DOL") has issued guidelines for the states concerning their unemployment policies and procedures in which DOL clarifies that employees do not need to quit their jobs to obtain unemployment in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

These...

Has an employee who goes to work with the coronavirus aka COVID-19 and who infects a co-worker with this incurable, potentially fatal disease engaged in workplace violence?

The answer is "possibly."

Consider how the Occupational Safety and Health Administration ("OSHA")...

The following is a list by state of information of unemployment and other resources and benefits for workers and businesses impacted by the unprecedented corona virus pandemic.

Information from the United States Dept. of Labor is published first followed by data from th...