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Annual Survey Of Virginia Law: Labor And Employment Law, Thomas M. Winn Iii
Annual Survey Of Virginia Law: Labor And Employment Law, Thomas M. Winn Iii
University of Richmond Law Review
This article discusses six areas of labor and employment law in which there was significant activity in Virginia's courts over the past year: (1) covenants not to compete and employee's fiduciary duties to employers; (2) the doctrine of respondeat superior; (3) negligent hiring, retention, and supervision; (4) wrongful discharge in violation of public policy; (5) workers' compensation exclusivity; and (6) employment agreements. Beyond the scope of this article are decisions rendered in other areas of law that affect the employment relationship, including defamation, claims under Virginia's Occupational Safety and Health Act, public employment claims, and unemployment compensation claims.
Annual Survey Of Virginia Law: Labor And Employment Law, Thomas M. Winn Iii
Annual Survey Of Virginia Law: Labor And Employment Law, Thomas M. Winn Iii
University of Richmond Law Review
This article discusses four principal areas of employment and labor law in which there was significant activity in Virginia's courts and/or the legislature over the past year: (1) public policy wrongful discharge; (2) negligent hiring, retention, and supervision; (3) employment references; and (4) covenants not to compete and the employee's fiduciary duties owed to the employer. Beyond the scope of this article are decisions rendered in other areas of law affecting the employment relationship, including workers' compensation, unemployment, wage payment, and public sector employment.
Annual Survey Of Virginia Law: Employment Law, Thomas M. Winn Iii
Annual Survey Of Virginia Law: Employment Law, Thomas M. Winn Iii
University of Richmond Law Review
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." For both Virginia employers and employees alike, this sentiment rang true over the past year in the employment law arena, with both camps winning and losing battles as they litigated various employment law matters. This article discusses three principal areas where there was substantial activity in Virginia's courts: public policy wrongful discharge claims; negligent hiring, retention, and supervision claims; and the enforcement of noncompetition agreements. Beyond the scope of this article are decisions rendered in other areas of law affecting the employment relationship, including the areas of workers' …
Annual Survey Of Virginia Law: Employment Law, M. Christina Floyd
Annual Survey Of Virginia Law: Employment Law, M. Christina Floyd
University of Richmond Law Review
There have been a variety of developments in employment law since the Annual Survey of Virginia Law last included an article on this topic. This article focuses primarily upon two significant areas: (1) wrongful discharge and (2) employment contract claims which have been litigated since September 1996. Public sector employment, unemployment compensation, and workers' compensation are not addressed in this article.
Annual Survey Of Virginia Law: Employment Law, Paul G. Beers
Annual Survey Of Virginia Law: Employment Law, Paul G. Beers
University of Richmond Law Review
This article focuses upon Virginia employment law between spring 1995 and August 1996. Special topics, such as public sector employment, unemployment compensation and workers compensation2 lie outside the scope of this article, as do developments under federal statutes.
Annual Survey Of Virginia Law: Employment Law, Paul G. Beers
Annual Survey Of Virginia Law: Employment Law, Paul G. Beers
University of Richmond Law Review
This article focuses upon Virginia employment law between June 1994 and May 1995. Special topics, such as public sector employment and unemployment compensation, lie outside the scope of this article, as do developments under federal statutes.
Annual Survey Of Virginia Law: Employment Law, Paul G. Beers
Annual Survey Of Virginia Law: Employment Law, Paul G. Beers
University of Richmond Law Review
The focus of this article is upon employment law in Virginia during 1993 and the first half of 1994. In addition, significant judicial decisions from 1992 are covered. Workers' compensation and unemployment compensation are excluded as topics. Public sector employment law also lies outside the scope of this article. Nevertheless, two decisions of the Supreme Court of Virginia which involve public employees are analyzed. The most turbulent and rapidly evolving area of Virginia employment law lies in tort. The decisions discussed below indicate that employees stand only a modest chance of recovering against their employers in wrongful discharge suits based …
Annual Survey Of Virginia Law: Employment Law, Robert T. Billingsley, Thomas J. Dillon Iii
Annual Survey Of Virginia Law: Employment Law, Robert T. Billingsley, Thomas J. Dillon Iii
University of Richmond Law Review
This article surveys the judicial and legislative developments in Virginia employment law between June 1990 and June 1991. Developments in the areas of worker's compensation and unemployment compensation, each of which has its own distinctive body of law, are outside the scope of this article.
Annual Survey Of Virginia Law: Employment Law, Keith D. Boyette, Robert T. Billingsley
Annual Survey Of Virginia Law: Employment Law, Keith D. Boyette, Robert T. Billingsley
University of Richmond Law Review
This survey article covers judicial developments in Virginia employment law between June 1989 and June 1990. The survey does not address developments in the areas of workers' compensation or unemployment compensation.
Annual Survey Of Virginia Law: Employment Law, Keith D. Boyette, Robert T. Billingsley, Randal M. Reaves, Paul A. Simpson
Annual Survey Of Virginia Law: Employment Law, Keith D. Boyette, Robert T. Billingsley, Randal M. Reaves, Paul A. Simpson
University of Richmond Law Review
This survey covers judicial and legislative developments in Virginia employment law between June 1988 and June 1989. The survey does not address judicial and legislative developments in the areas of workers' compensation or unemployment compensation.
The Status Of The At-Will Employment Doctrine In Virginia After Bowman V. State Bank Of Keysville, Gary S. Marshall, Maris M. Wicker
The Status Of The At-Will Employment Doctrine In Virginia After Bowman V. State Bank Of Keysville, Gary S. Marshall, Maris M. Wicker
University of Richmond Law Review
The development of the employment-at-will doctrine has tracked the changing character of the work force from the days of simple master-servant domestic relations to the commercial realities of twentieth-century industrial capitalism. The rule grew out of the humane principle that it would be unjust to employ a laborer during the planting and harvesting months, only to discharge that laborer during the harsh winter. Hence, the realities of the agrarian economy of the British Isles and the closeness of the master and domestic servant relationship shaped the yearly hiring rule. This rule developed into a presumption that a hiring for an …