EEOC Goes After Another Employer For Failing to Extend Leave

the situation An employee who has been out on leave asks for a several extra weeks of leave—putting her over the twelve weeks to which she is entitled under the FMLA. Does the employer have an obligation to consider this request under the ADA?

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Do You Need to Pay Your Interns?

the situation Your company allows students to work during the summers as interns.  Do they have to be paid?

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Harassment Claim Following a Consensual Sexual Relationship?

the situation An employee engages in a consensual sexual relationship with her boss.  After she breaks it off with him, he begins treating her differently.  She is subsequently put on a performance improvement plan and then terminated in connection with a company restructuring.  Can she then bring a claim for sexual harassment?

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Nursing Mother Fired After Dispute About Where She Could Pump—Discrimination?

the situation An employer decides to implement a new policy permitting lactating mothers to express breastmilk only in certain designated lactation rooms. An employee who has been pumping in her office objects to this new policy, claiming that it will inhibit her ability to do her job properly. Following a number of heated exchanges about […]

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Howard Martin Honored for 50 Years of Service

At the 79th annual meeting of the Virginia State Bar, Howard Martin was recognized for fifty years of service to the Bar. His service included nine years on the Bar Council (2000 – 2009) and six years on the Executive Committee, including President from 2007 to 2008. Howard’s dedication to the legal profession has included […]

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Employee Fails to Report Sexual Harassment For Fear of Retaliation-Can She Make a Claim Under Title VII?

the situation Courts have found that employers have a valid defense to a sexual harassment claim if they can show that they have a procedure in place for reporting this type of situation and an employee failed to follow it.  But what if the employee takes the position that reporting it will do no good?

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CWM Donates to ForKids

Every year during the holiday season, the attorneys and staff get together to support a local charity. This year we gathered for our annual tree trimming and collected gifts for ForKids to help make Christmas brighter for homeless children in our community.

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Steve Stancliff Elected as Officer of SEALI

Steve Stancliff, chair of the firm’s Admiralty & Maritime practice group, has been elected to serve as an officer of the Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute (SEALI). He most recently served as Editor-in-Chief of the organization’s Editorial Committee and previously chaired its Long Range Planning Committee. Steve is also active in the Maritime Law Association of […]

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Ryan Snow Is the New Chairman of the Board of Norfolk Botanical Garden

  CWM’s Managing Partner Ryan Snow has been elected Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Norfolk Botanical Garden. Norfolk Botanical Garden is a nationally accredited garden with over 11,000 members and 400,000 annual visitors. Over the next few years, Ryan will lead the Garden through one of its largest growth periods in its […]

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But It Was For Her Own Good—Is This a Defense to a Discrimination Claim?

the situation An employer finds out that a pregnant employee is considered high risk and so takes her off the schedule based on some concerns about her safety in the workplace. Is this discrimination?

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