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Fair Labor Standards Act, Wage Theft, and Misclassification

Posted on November 16, 2023

Virginia businesses’ non-compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act or Virginia law wage protections can lead to substantial liability. Moreover, misclassifying workers as independent contractors when they should properly be classified as employees can lead to equally grave consequences. A recent local settlement highlights the risk to businesses.

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Crenshaw, Ware & Martin, P.L.C. named to 2024 Edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”

Posted on November 2, 2023

Crenshaw, Ware & Martin, P.L.C. is pleased to announce that the firm received rankings in 2024 edition of U. S. News - Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms.”

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Lying Eyes:  Deepfakes, Rules of Evidence, and Disinformation

Posted on November 1, 2023

“Who are you going to believe…Me?  Or your lying eyes?”Richard Pryor, Live on the Sunset Strip               As a lawyer working with innovative and disruptive technology for about 10 years, I have been increasingly concerned with the role disinformation, particularly AI-enabled “deepfakes” could play in corrupting the reliability of evidence on which decision are made.  […]

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New SEC enforcement action against Solar Winds and its CISO

Posted on November 1, 2023

Earlier this month, Crenshaw Ware & Martin authored a post about the new SEC rule on cybersecurity as a business risk for publicly traded companies, mandating certain disclosures to investors to permit accurate and representative risk evaluations.  Yesterday, the SEC doubled down on signaling the importance of factoring cybersecurity risk into general corporate risk profiles […]

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Securities and Exchange Commission Final Rule on Cybersecurity

Posted on October 18, 2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently published a final rule, effective September 5, 2023, applicable to publicly traded companies on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure.

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The Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act

Posted on October 12, 2023

Consumer data protection has been a hot-button issue and states have only begun to develop legislation on how to ensure data protection without creating an unwieldly enforcement regime. Virginia was the second state (behind California) to enact a data protection statute and it is about to go into effect.

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Cybersecurity and the Workforce:  Strengthening Weak Links

Posted on October 6, 2023

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and Crenshaw, Ware and Martin PLC attorney Butch Bracknell and Layer9IT Founder and CEO Troy McCollum collaborated with some thoughts on cybersecurity and developing company workforces.

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Five Crenshaw, Ware & Martin, P.L.C. Attorneys Named to 2024 Best Lawyers® in America List

Posted on August 17, 2023

Crenshaw, Ware & Martin PLC is pleased to announce that five of its lawyers have been named to Best Lawyers in America, and one named as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in the 30th Edition of Best Lawyers® in America. Best Lawyers in America Steven L. Brinker James L. Chapman, IV Donald C. Schultz W. […]

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Announcing the addition of Wilfredo Bonilla, to CWM

Posted on July 3, 2023

Crenshaw, Ware & Martin, P.L.C. is pleased to announce the addition of Wilfredo Bonilla, Jr. (Wil) to the CWM. With almost two decades of experience that spans the private and public sectors, Wil brings a wealth of legal skills and expertise to CWM. Please join us in welcoming Wil to the firm.

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CWM Runs in the 2023 ADP Corporate 5K

Posted on June 21, 2023
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Crenshaw, Ware & Martin ran in the ADP Corporate 5k on June 20, sprinting through the heart of downtown Norfolk. Team CWM was a fast group of attorneys, paralegals, and guests. Alex McDaniel led the team and won the Boss Challenge. Congratulations to Alex and Team CWM!

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